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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /
VERB
add fancy stitching, adornment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bedeck decorate embellish knit stitch
STRONG
beautify braid color deck garnish gild ornament pattern quilt work
WEAK
cross-stitch fix up gussy up spruce up weave pattern
Antonyms
STRONG
harm
VERB
exaggerate information
Synonyms
STRONGEST
embellish
STRONG
aggrandize amplify color distend dramatize elaborate enhance enlarge expand falsify fudge heighten hyperbolize lie magnify overdo overemphasize overestimate overstate pad puff romanticize stretch
WEAK
blow-up build up make federal case make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish play up spread on thick stretch the truth yeast
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink simplify

Example Sentences

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Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

"I thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past".

From BBC • May 11, 2023

“No one has to sit there and embroider a skirt or sari for a goddess, but they do it as a display of love,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Then they used their machines to embroider the logos.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

For my dowry I began to embroider a quilt, making all my worries stitches, and all the things I would have to leave behind pictures to take with me.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.