embellishment | Definition of embellishment

Synonyms and Antonyms of embellishment

1 something that decorates or beautifies

a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs

Synonyms of embellishment

adornment, beautifier, caparison, decoration, doodad, embellisher, frill, garnish, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, setoff, trim

Words Related to embellishment

apparel, bells and whistles, blazonry, bric-a-brac, chichi, emblazonry, filigree, finery, foofaraw, frippery, frosting, froufrou

fal-lal, flounce, flourish, furbelow, ruffle

enhancement, enrichment, improvement

appliqué, embossment, embroidery, fancywork

bedizenment, gilt, glitter

design, figure, pattern

furnishings, regalia, trappings

Near Antonyms of embellishment

blemish, defacement, disfigurement, scar

blot, spot, stain

2 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts

the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section

Synonyms of embellishment

caricature, coloring, elaboration, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching

Words Related to embellishment

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

Near Antonyms of embellishment

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms of embellishment

meiosis, understatement