DECORATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DECORATE?

Need another word that means the same as “decorate”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “decorate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Decorate” are: adorn, beautify, deck, embellish, grace, dress, ornament, trim, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, enrich, paint, wallpaper, paper, furbish, smarten up, give a medal to, pin a medal on, honour, confer an award on

Decorate as a Verb

Definitions of "Decorate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “decorate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Provide with decoration.
• Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces.
• Be beautiful to look at.
• Apply paint or wallpaper in (a room or building.
• Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.
• Award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to.

Synonyms of "Decorate" as a verb (22 Words)

accessorize	Decorate or augment (something, especially a garment) with a fashion accessory. Sequinned catsuits were accessorized with cork heeled shoes.
adorn	Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors. Pictures and prints adorned his walls.
beautify	Be beautiful to look at. Another initiative to beautify the environment.
confer an award on	Present.
deck	Knock (someone) to the ground with a punch. Deck the halls with holly.
dress	Add a dressing to a salad. He was dressed in jeans and a thick sweater.
embellish	Make more beautiful. Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.
enhance	Increase. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
enrich	Make wealthy or richer. The experience enriched her understanding.
furbish	Give a fresh look to (something old or shabby); renovate. Old arms duly furbished.
furnish	Supply someone with (something); give (something) to someone. The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles.
garnish	Seize (money, especially part of a person’s salary) to settle a debt or claim. His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt.
give a medal to	Bestow.
grace	(of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn. He is one of the best players ever to have graced the game.
honour	Accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due. Make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract.
ornament	Make more attractive by adding ornament colour etc. A jewel to ornament your wife s lovely throat.
paint	Depict someone or something or produce a picture with paint. We painted the rooms yellow.
paper	Cover a hole or blemish with wallpaper. Interior panels can be of fairly basic wood that will be papered over.
pin a medal on	Immobilize a piece.
smarten up	Raise.
trim	Adjust the balance of a ship or aircraft by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs. He was trimming the fat off some pork chops.
wallpaper	Cover with wallpaper. We were wallpapering a wall.

Usage Examples of "Decorate" as a verb

• The town was decorated with Christmas lights.
• The five bedrooms are individually decorated.
• He was decorated for outstanding bravery.
• He was decorated for his services in the military.

Associations of "Decorate" (30 Words)

adorn	Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors. Pictures and prints adorned his walls.
adornment	The action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting. Precious stones have been used for the purposes of adornment for over 7 000 years.
aggrandize	Increase the power, status, or wealth of. He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero s death.
bauble	A mock scepter carried by a court jester. Once stripped of their tinsel and baubles most Christmas trees end up in landfill.
beaded	Decorated or covered with beads. Beaded chiffon dresses.
beautification	The act of making something more beautiful. The city commissioned the beautification of the tunnel with work by five artists.
beautifully	In a way that pleases the senses or mind aesthetically. She does sing beautifully.
beautify	Make more beautiful. Another initiative to beautify the environment.
bedeck	Decorate. He led us into a room bedecked with tinsel.
belle	A beautiful girl or woman, especially the most beautiful at a particular event. She was the belle of the ball.
circlet	A small circular arrangement or object.
cockade	An ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat. The cap bore the traditional cockade in silver blue and red.
decoration	Paint or wallpaper applied when decorating a room. A decoration won on the field of battle.
decorative	Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose. A decorative artist.
diamond	A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. A sweater with a pale blue diamond pattern.
dramatize	Add details to. She had a tendency to dramatize things.
earring	A piece of jewellery worn on the lobe or edge of the ear.
elaborately	In a detailed and carefully arranged manner. Elaborately decorated cakes.
embellish	Make more beautiful. Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.
finery	Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration. Officers in their blue gold and scarlet finery.
gem	Decorate with or as with gems. Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead.
gemstone	A precious or semi-precious stone, especially one cut, polished, and used in a piece of jewellery.
grace	In Greek mythology three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne believed to personify and bestow charm grace and beauty. There but for the grace of God go I.
jewel	An ornament or piece of jewellery containing a precious stone or stones. She loved dressing up in her jewels.
jewellery	Personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets, that are typically made from or contain jewels and precious metal. A jewellery box.
lacing	A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage. The elaborate lacings of his shirt.
medallion	An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. Medallions of veal.
ornament	Make more attractive by adding ornament colour etc. The composer marked the vocal part with many aspirations accents and other ornaments.
precious	Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature. There is precious little time left.
sparkling	Lively and witty. Sparkling dialogue.