bedeck

Drape with ornaments

To bedeck is to adorn or decorate lavishly, often with ornaments, jewels, or festive trimmings: The hall was bedecked with flowers and ribbons.

The word carries a sense of elaborate or showy decoration, sometimes excessive: She bedecked herself in diamonds for the gala.

Bedeck appears most often in its past participle form, bedecked.

adorn

festoon

Ornamental hanging chain

  • garlandDecorative strand of foliage
  • drapeHang in folds
  • arrayOrdered collection or display

garnish · trim · grace · embellish · ornament · beautify · enhance · accessorize · gild · embroider

festive

bunting

Festive decorative fabric

balloons · confetti · glitter · lanterns · wreaths · banners · pompoms · ribbons · florals · candles

opulent

gilded

Overlaid with gold leaf

resplendent · sumptuous · elaborate · luxurious · rich · ostentatious · baroque · rococo · opulent · intricate

ceremonial

regalia

Ceremonial emblems of authority

sash · medal · crown · tiara · jewels · robes · plumes · epaulettes · braid · fringe

Categories
Opposites
decoration/ornamentation

bedeckstrip

Narrow elongated piece

bare · denude · divest · simplify · streamline

covering/exposure

bedeckuncover

Reveal what's hidden

expose · reveal · unveil · disrobe · undress

aesthetic enhancement/degradation

bedeckdisfigure

Damage appearance permanently

mar · deface · uglify · spoil · blemish

Family

bedecked, bedecking, bedecks

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G