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embellishes

VERB

make beautiful; decorate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn bedeck dress up embroider exaggerate festoon gild overstate spiff up

STRONG

amplify array beautify color deck elaborate enhance enrich fudge garnish grace magnify ornament trim

WEAK

add bells and whistles emblaze fix up give details gussy up spruce up

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease harm lessen reduce

WEAK

deface disfigure mar simplify spoil uglify

Example Sentences

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Though the novel is steeped in research, the island kingdom it portrays predates written records, so Mr. Johnson freely embellishes his intense tale with magic and mythology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

“As he gets older, he embellishes less and simplifies more.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022

Hey, it’s television — a medium that regularly exaggerates and embellishes for the public’s entertainment.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

"Opportunity" embellishes the narrative that he came from a relatively ordinary background and while he succeeded in his former profession, many people today don't feel they, or their children, have the same life chances.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2021

To ensure that no one embellishes or sensationalizes their stories, I’m going to ask them to sign an honor code.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers