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Synonyms for prettify

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.

Related words

Word family
prettification

Forms

Past participle
prettified
e.g. prettified → beautified, embellished, adorned, decorated…

Example sentences

  • decorate Tom helped his mother decorate the Christmas tree.
  • adorn Man adorns the place, the place doesn't adorn the man.
  • embellish You're just seeking to embellish all this!
  • beautify We use them to beautify our home.
  • adore I texted her to tell her how much I adore her.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
prettifyfalling
decoraterising
adornrising
embellishrising
beautifysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
trim1
5 letters
array2, adore2, adorn2
6 letters
spruce1, enrich2, bedeck2
7 letters
garnish2, fancify
8 letters
decorate3, ornament3, beautify3
9 letters
embellish3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (array2 = 2 syllables).

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