Synonyms of emboss

emboss

verb

im-ˈbäs 

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorate
• adorn
• trim
• drape
• embellish
• ornament
• deck
• paint
• enrich
• dress
• beautify
• garnish
• festoon
• array
• pretty (up)
• grace
• embroider
• do
• bedeck
• gussy up
• doll up
• blazon
• bedizen
• fancify
• emblaze
• glitz (up)
• do up
• ribbon
• brighten
• caparison
• accessorize
• trap
• fancy up
• freshen
• dress up
• gild
• diamond
• trick (out)
• spruce (up)
• chase
• appliqué
• fillet
• boss
• braid
• filigree
• wreathe
• pearl
• smarten
• fringe
• feather
• lace
• hang
• garland
• gem
• figure
• frill
• redo
• flounce
• furbelow
• jewel
• redecorate
• swag
• impearl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• disfigure
• deface
• mar
• simplify
• spoil
• streamline
• reveal
• display
• strip
• expose
• uncover
• blemish
• bare
• dismantle
• divest
• denude
• uglify

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of emboss

Young has hundreds of these stamps to emboss everything from the American flag to Medusa's head. —Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025

Per its listing, priced at $75, it is made up of 100% cruelty-free polyurethane pleather and is held up by a thin belt with Liquid Death's skull logo embossed at its center. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024

Rather than using a spiral tracking feature embossed on conventional optical discs (hence the land and grooves), Folio does head tracking with a separate laser focused on the disc substrate where the tracking pattern is embossed. —Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Many of the recordings, embossed on fragile aluminum discs, have now been digitized, securing them for future listeners. —Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024