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Synonyms & Antonyms for adorn
Synonyms
array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, fancify, fancy up, festoon, garnish, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, ornament, pretty (up), trim
Antonyms
blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil
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Some collectors traded beer cans connected to the thousands of craft brewers who used complicated art to adorn their cans. — Washington Post, "Brew the years: Beer fans ‘CANvention’ opens in New Mexico," 29 Aug. 2019 Every month, one lucky young man is chosen to be adorned by legions of fans on Twitter. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "Twitter’s White Boy of the Month Meme Is a Match Made in Heaven Between Celebrity and Internet Culture," 26 Aug. 2019 That weekend, the league allows players to adorn their cleats with images related to charitable causes. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Vikings’ Robert Rodriguez, Ifeadi Odenigbo saddened by shootings back home in El Paso, Dayton," 6 Aug. 2019 There was a time, not so long ago, when people with seemingly good taste got genuinely excited to try rosé-flavored marshmallows and beachgoers all over the country could be seen sporting baseball caps adorned with the image of a glass of pink wine. — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, "The Rosé Trend Might Be Over, But Pink Wine Is Far From Dead," 25 July 2019 Actually, there is more than one addition, as a new flag pole flying the American and Blue Star flags has been erected next to the rock bearing the Blue Star plaque, and a garden will soon spring up to adorn the area around the rock and pole. — cleveland.com, "Mayfield Village dedicates Blue Star Marker in honor of all who have served in U.S. armed forces," 16 July 2019 In their day they were used to adorn furniture, vessels, horses’ harnesses, and royal carriages. — National Geographic, "Agatha Christie's adventurous 'second act' plays out in Mesopotamia," 21 Mar. 2019 In one selfie from May 2, Pagourtzis wore a backwards baseball cap adorned with a pink and purple striped pin that is associated with bisexual pride, according to dozens of online retailers. — Ben Collins, NBC News, "Shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis posted 'Born to Kill' t-shirt," 18 May 2018 The former France international has now touched down in Florence, adorned in a La Viola polo shirt and holding aloft a club scarf, as revealed by the Seria A side on their official Twitter account. — SI.com, "Fiorentina Confirm Franck Ribery's Arrival at the Club Ahead of Two-Year Deal," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adorn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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