gracing

VERB

beautify, embellish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn bedeck decorate

STRONG

crown deck dignify distinguish elevate enhance enrich favor garnish glorify honor laureate ornament

WEAK

set off

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn decrease degrade demote denounce disgrace dishonor humiliate hurt lower reduce shame

WEAK

uglify

Example Sentences

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After she found out that the star would be gracing the Super Bowl stage, she posted a video of herself trying to master his lyrics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The clubbers still gracing the doors aren't as loose with their cash as they used to be.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

For more than 25 years, she’d marveled at the tree, one of her favorites gracing the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Other stars gracing the 2025 season include soprano of the moment Aigul Akhmetshina, making her Proms debut, violinist Randall Goosby, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar, Pakistani-American singer Arroj Aftab, and Grammy award-winner Angelique Kidjo.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

Instead she dismissed them coolly with a nod, as if she had done them a favor by gracing them with her presence, even for a short while.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood