bedecking

Draping with decorations

Bedecking is adorning or decorating lavishly, typically with ornaments or finery: ribbons bedecking the maypole, a hall bedecked with flowers.

The word suggests festive or ceremonial decoration, covering a surface with attractive things.

It appears most often as the past participle bedecked.

adorning

decorating

Adding aesthetic elements

trimming · draping · festooning · arraying · accessorizing · beautifying · gracing · enhancing · dressing · prettifying

festive

garlands

Strung decorative arrangements

tinsel · wreaths · lights · balloons · confetti · banners · flowers · candles · ornaments · glitter

opulent

lavish

Abundant beyond necessity

gilded · bejeweled · elaborate · luxuriant · splendid · magnificent · regal · extravagant · plush · glittering

Categories
Opposites
adornment/decoration

bedeckingstripping

Removing outer layers

baring · denuding · divesting · disrobing · uncovering

Family

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