embellishes
Decorates with extras
Embellishes means adds decorative details or flourishes.
You embellish a story by adding colorful details—sometimes invented ones: He embellished the tale with each retelling.
You embellish a room with ornaments, a melody with extra notes, or a dress with beadwork.
The word often implies enhancement beyond what's strictly necessary or true.
Adds decorative elements
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- decoratesAdds visual appeal to
- beautifiesMakes more attractive
- garnishesDecorative food additions
trims · enhances · accents · festoons · bedecks · gilds · bedazzles · fringes
Decorative food additions
- platesFlat eating dishes
- presentsItems given freely
- drizzlesLight, scattered precipitation
- decoratesAdds visual appeal to
arranges · tops · finishes · sprinkles · glazes · dusts · swirls · microgreens
Overstates for effect
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
- embroidersSews decorative designs
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- dramatizesExaggerates for effect
inflates · overstates · sensationalizes · romanticizes · heightens · colors · stretches · fabricates
Decorative embellishments for display
- trillsRapid pitch alternations
- grace notesOrnamental tones in music
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- improvisesCreates spontaneously, unrehearsed
variations · arpeggios · runs · cadenzas · melisma · vibrato · turns · riffs
adorns
Adds decorative elements
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- decoratesAdds visual appeal to
- beautifiesMakes more attractive
garnishes · trims · enhances · accents · festoons · bedecks · gilds · bedazzles · fringes · embroidery
garnishes
Decorative food additions
decorates · arranges · tops · finishes · sprinkles · glazes · dusts · swirls · microgreens · edible flowers
exaggerates
Overstates for effect
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
- embroidersSews decorative designs
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
dramatizes · inflates · overstates · sensationalizes · romanticizes · heightens · colors · stretches · fabricates · storytelling
ornaments
Decorative embellishments for display
- trillsRapid pitch alternations
- grace notesOrnamental tones in music
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
improvises · variations · arpeggios · runs · cadenzas · melisma · vibrato · turns · riffs · fills
embellishessimplifies
Makes less complex
strips down · streamlines · minimizes · reduces · declutters
embellishesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · plays down · minimizes · soft-pedals · de-emphasizes