| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beautification, embellishment |
Synonyms: |
adornment, beautifying, bedecking, bedizenment, designing, elaboration, enhancement, enrichment, festooning, flounce, flourish, frill, furbelow, garnish, garnishing, illumination, improvement, ornament, ornamentation, redecorating, spangle, trimming |
Antonyms: |
eyesore |
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | particular type of embellishment |
Synonyms: |
appliqué, arabesque, bauble, braid, color, curlicue, design, dingbat, doodad, extravagance, fandangle, festoon, filigree, finery, flounce, flourish, fretwork, frill, frippery, furbelow, fuss, garbage*, garnish, garniture, gewgaws, gilt, gimcracks, gingerbread, inlay, jazz, lace, ornament, parquetry, plaque, ribbon, scroll, sequin, spangle, thing*, tinsel, tooling, trimming, trinket, wreath |
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medal of honor |
Synonyms: |
Purple Heart, accolade, award, badge, bays, citation, colors, cross, distinction, emblem, garter, kudos, laurels, medal, mention, order, ribbon, star |
| Main Entry: | accessory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ornament; accompanying item; supplementary part |
Synonyms: |
accent, addition, adjunct, adornment, appendage, appendix, appliance, appurtenance, attachment, component, decoration, extension, extra, frill, help, supplement, trim, trimming |
Antonyms: |
principal |
| Main Entry: | accolade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong praise, recognition of achievement |
Synonyms: |
approval, award, badge, decoration, distinction, honor, kudos*, laurels |
| Main Entry: | adornment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decorating, enhancing |
Synonyms: |
beautification, decoration, embellishment, gilding, ornamentation, trimming |
Antonyms: |
plainness |
| Main Entry: | award |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prize or reward |
Synonyms: |
accolade, adjudication, allotment, bestowal, citation, conferment, conferral, decision, decoration, decree, distinction, donation, endowment, feather in cap, gift, gold, gold star, grant, honor, order, presentation, scholarship, trophy, verdict |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
| Main Entry: | curtain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | window covering |
Synonyms: |
Venetian blind, blind, decoration, drape, drapery, film, hanging, jalousie, oleo, portiere, rag, roller, screen, shade, shield, shroud, shutter, valance, veil |
| Main Entry: | decor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | colors, furnishings of a place |
Synonyms: |
adornment, color scheme, decoration, interior design, ornamentation |
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence; achievement |
Synonyms: |
accolade, account, award, badge, bays, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, illustriousness, importance, kudos, laurels, manner, merit, name, note, perfection, preeminence, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, repute, style, superiority, worth |
Antonyms: |
insignificance, lowliness, mediocrity, unimportance |