Synonyms of festoon

festoon

verb

as in to adorn

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

for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of festoon

But at Lupi & Iris, helmed by James Beard Award-winner Adam Seigel, restraint is an art, and the food, inspired by the French and Italian Riviera, needn’t be flashy nor festooned to be fawned over. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024

Outside the studio, the walls are festooned with memorabilia bearing his image: paintings, photographs, vinyl records, cereal boxes. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Valentino resort 2025, look 62 Photo: Ola Rindal / Courtesy of Valentino The semi-sheer floor-length dress is festooned with scalloped tiers, embellished with silvery sequins and rhinestones. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024

The sewing corner where Esperance holds court is festooned with pattern after pattern, an array of colors for the eyes to feast upon. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

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