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

Need another word that means the same as “embellishment”? Find 7 synonyms for “embellishment” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Embellishment” are: embroidery, ornamentation, decoration, adornment, elaboration, addition, exaggeration

Embellishment as a Noun

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

Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail.
The action of adding decorative details.
A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
A superfluous ornament.
A detail, especially one that is untrue, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting.
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something.

addition	The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts. The addition* of flowers created a pleasing effect.*
adornment	A thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament. The necktie is no longer a necessary male adornment.
decoration	Paint or wallpaper applied when decorating a room. He was awarded the highest Australian decoration.
elaboration	The addition of more detail concerning what has already been said. The concept needs more elaboration* than a short essay allows.*
embroidery	The art or pastime of embroidering cloth. The bazaars stock a wide variety of embroidery.
exaggeration	Extravagant exaggeration. It would be an exaggeration* to say I had morning sickness but I did feel queasy.*
ornamentation	The act of adding extraneous decorations to something. The rhetorical ornamentation* of text.*

Stripped of her embellishments, the core of hard fact was disappointingly small.
The embellishment of church interiors through the use of the visual arts.
Architectural embellishments.
The mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings.