embroidering

NOUN

embellishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adornment coloring embroidery ornamentation

STRONG

decoration elaboration enhancement enrichment floridity frill fuss garnish gilding gingerbread ornament ostentation overstatement

WEAK

fandangle flowery speech froufrou icing on the cake

Antonyms

STRONG

plainness

WEAK

disfigurement simplification spoliation

NOUN

hyperbole

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hype metaphor overstatement

STRONG

PR amplification coloring distortion embellishment enlargement magnification

WEAK

big talk laying it on thick mountain out of molehill tall talk

Antonyms

STRONG

compression decrease lessening

WEAK

understatement

NOUN

sewing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

patching tailoring

STRONG

backstitching darning dressmaking mending needlecraft needlework seaming stitchery

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The mother-of-two said she works all day sewing clothes and embroidering but she can't afford baby formula for her youngest.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

My life today consists of watching television, reading, embroidering and drawing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Chatinas learn to cross-stitch as young girls because embroidering birds and flowers has a spiritual meaning.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Giving him a back story in “Andor” is embroidering on an embroidery.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Snatches of their conversation fluttered to me as they discussed Barbee's talk with enthusiasm, recalled the times of the Founder, their quavering voices weaving and embroidering his story.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

embroidering

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