prettified
Given cosmetic treatment
Prettified means made superficially attractive or presentable, often in a way that masks something less appealing underneath.
The word typically carries a dismissive or critical edge—suggesting cosmetic improvement rather than genuine substance: a prettified version of history, The report was prettified to hide the real numbers.
In computing, prettified code has been formatted for readability.
Concealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
- romanticizedMade more appealing than reality
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
- softenedMade less severe
bowdlerized · euphemized · varnished · airbrushed · filtered · retouched · spun · manicured
Fabricated, not factual
- beautifiedMade more attractive
- glamorizedMade to seem attractive
- groomedMade neat and tidy
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
rouged · painted · primped · preened · freshened · spruced-up · pampered · manicured
Made ornamental
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- ornamentedMade visually elaborate
- garnishedDecorated for presentation
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
festooned · bedecked · trimmed · gilded · fancified · beribboned · spangled · frilled
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- refinedPurified or cultured
- gracefulElegant in movement
- stylishFashionably elegant
sleek · attractive · charming · lovely · pleasing · tasteful · harmonious · picturesque
whitewashed
Concealed with false appearance
- sugarcoatedMade artificially pleasant
- romanticizedMade more appealing than reality
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
softened · bowdlerized · euphemized · varnished · airbrushed · filtered · retouched · spun · manicured · curated
made-up
Fabricated, not factual
- beautifiedMade more attractive
- glamorizedMade to seem attractive
- groomedMade neat and tidy
powdered · rouged · painted · primped · preened · freshened · spruced-up · pampered · manicured · coiffed
adorned
Made ornamental
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- ornamentedMade visually elaborate
- garnishedDecorated for presentation
embellished · festooned · bedecked · trimmed · gilded · fancified · beribboned · spangled · frilled · tasseled
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
stylish · sleek · attractive · charming · lovely · pleasing · tasteful · harmonious · picturesque · glamorous
- dressed updressed up, dolled up, decked out, spruced up, gussied up
- sugarcoatedsugarcoated, candy-coated, sweetened, honeyed, sugary
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
prettifiedplain
Basic and unremarkable
unadorned · ugly · unembellished · unattractive · undecorated
prettifiedunvarnished
Without embellishment or coating
raw · unsanitized · warts-and-all · unglamorized · unromanticized