BEDECKED Synonyms: 196 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in decked

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bedecked

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verb

past tense of bedeck

as in adorned

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party

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as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the ladies arrived bedecked in furs

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Recent Examples of bedecked

Adjective

The Christmas market in Ban Jelačić Square has the city’s big, bedecked tree, concerts and cultural performances, plus market stalls selling gifts, handicrafts, and bites like fritule (crispy miniature doughnut balls). — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

Definition of decked

Verb

Two small balconies overlook the circular driveway and a tiered fountain adorned with frogs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horsehair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of adorned

Verb

However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothed

Adjective

Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy spine-tingling Halloween classics.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dressed

Verb

In one photo, Duff posed on the sand holding a fresh coconut decorated with a flower, while wearing oversized sunglasses and a dark baseball cap.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Among the items back on Greek soil are black- and red-figure vessels, some with handles, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology, and would have been used in everyday life or as burial offerings.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of decorated

Verb

At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

Definition of attired

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Under constant threats from above, residents live largely in a spider’s world, with roads, sidewalks and gas stations draped in netting to entangle drones.

— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
The walls were draped with red velvet, while tables were spread with candles and garland.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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