embellished

ADJECTIVE

adorned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decorated

STRONG

decked enhanced garnished

Antonyms

WEAK

marred unadorned

ADJECTIVE

baroque

Synonyms

STRONGEST

florid ornate rococo

STRONG

flamboyant gilt grotesque rich

WEAK

bizarre convoluted elaborate extravagant ornamented overdecorated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plain

WEAK

unadorned undecorated

ADJECTIVE

elaborate

Synonyms

STRONG

busy complicated decorated detailed exact fancy garnished imposing labored ornamented overdone overworked perfected refined sophisticated studied

WEAK

careful complex elegant extensive extravagant fussy high-tech highly wrought knotty labyrinthine luxurious many-faceted minute ornate ostentatious painstaking plush posh precise prodigious showy skillful thorough with all the extras with all the options with bells and whistles

Antonyms

STRONG

easy facile natural simple uncultured unrefined unsophisticated

WEAK

general normal plain regular uncomplicated unelaborate uninvolved usual

ADJECTIVE

enriched

Synonyms

STRONG

enhanced fortified

ADJECTIVE

fancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complicated decorative deluxe elegant frilly gaudy lavish ornate special sumptuous

STRONG

adorned baroque beautifying chichi custom decorated elaborate garnished gingerbread rich rococo

WEAK

cushy fanciful florid froufrou intricate ostentatious resplendent showy spiffy unusual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plain poor simple ugly

STRONG

unadorned

WEAK

unfancy unornamented

ADJECTIVE

florid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baroque decorative flamboyant ornate sonorous

WEAK

aureate busy euphuistic figurative flowery fussy garnished grandiloquent high-flown luscious magniloquent ornamental ornamented overblown pretentious rhetorical rich

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plain

WEAK

inelaborate natural pale pallid undecorated unornate white

ADJECTIVE

flowery

Synonyms

WEAK

aureate baroque bombastic declamatory diffuse euphemistic euphuistic fancy figurative florid grandiloquent high-flown magniloquent ornamented overwrought prolix purple redundant rhetorical rococo sonorous swollen verbose windy wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

inelaborate plain unembellished unflowery unornate

ADJECTIVE

illustrated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorned decorated illuminated

STRONG

delineated depicted embossed engraved exemplified garlanded pictured portrayed wrought

WEAK

graphic

ADJECTIVE

rhetorical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

oratorical vocal

WEAK

articulate aureate bombastic declamatory eloquent euphuistic exaggerated flamboyant flashy florid fluent glib grand grandiloquent grandiose high-flown hyperbolic imposing inflated magniloquent mouthy ornate ostentatious overblown overdone overwrought pompous pretentious showy silver-tongued sonorous stilted swollen tumescent tumid turgid verbose voluble windy

Antonyms

WEAK

concise

ADJECTIVE

rich

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elegant expensive fertile full gorgeous lush plentiful smart splendid valuable

STRONG

chic fancy fine grand plush swank swell

WEAK

abounding ample classy copious costly deluxe elaborate exquisite extravagant exuberant fecund fruitful high-class lavish luxurious magnificent ornate palatial plenteous posh precious priceless productive prolific resplendent ritzy snazzy spiffy stylish sumptuous superb swanky well-endowed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barren ugly unfashionable useless

STRONG

bad poor

WEAK

bland depleted impoverished low needy serious tasteless weak

ADJECTIVE

tall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hard steep

STRONG

absurd impossible

WEAK

demanding difficult exorbitant farfetched implausible outlandish overblown preposterous unbelievable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mild

STRONG

reasonable

WEAK

believable little low sensible short small

Example Sentences

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She rocked this Veekee James silver corset flowing dress embellished with hudreds of stones and crystals.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

She has created large canvases, embellished formal gloves and a gown, and—most shockingly—a decorated taxidermied goat covered in a menagerie of stitched animals, including a mischievous red-winged blackbird and a cheery possum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

So she kept making them, encouraged by the rave reviews: A chocolate cake for Escoto’s 24th birthday, airbrushed in psychedelic blue and green and embellished with gummy bears.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

The latest ad, released Tuesday, features Beyoncé in a curly blonde bob wearing head-to-toe denim embellished with rhinestones.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

As the pamphlet circulated, the tale was embellished.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

embellished

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