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Embellish is an English word with synonyms like beautify or adorn. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Embellish | Embellished | Embellishments | Embellishment | Embellishing | Embellishes

Embellish meaning

  1. To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
  2. To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
  3. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.

Synonyms of Embellish

beautify adorn decorate grace exaggerate overstate dramatise dramatize blow up aggrandise aggrandize lard pad embroider overdraw

Related words

Other words often associated with Embellish or its synonyms:

amplify magnify ornament deck misinform understate mislead change write modify pen make

Using Embellish

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. | To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary. | To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
  • Useful related words include: beautify, adorn, decorate, grace.
  • In the example corpus, embellish often appears in combinations such as: to embellish, embellish the, embellish and.

Context around Embellish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

outline 1× texture 1× photographs 1× maybe 1×

Often after:

further 1× women 1× garments 1× too 1×

Sentence patterns with Embellish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

able to embellish the interview 1× and outline embellish the two 1× archival photographs embellish the recordings 1× bold texture embellish our shady 1× designs which embellish the aesthetics 1× don t embellish any details 1× going to embellish it a 1× have to embellish too much 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a prolific ladies 1× as a result 1× don t embellish 1× doug miller joined 1× ghajnsielem mayor kevin 1× her sculptural wall 1×

Common sentence endings:

a german context 1× a little better 1× and eye pillows 1× band is playing 1× dilapidated concrete factory 1× embalm your home 1×

Words around Embellish

Just before it in the word index:

embeds 25 embedment 2 embeddings 21 embedding 134 embeddedness 2 embedded 1.152

Just after it in the word index:

embellished 141 embellishes 9 embellishing 22 embellishment 43 embellishments 67 ember 71

Similar in corpus frequency:

ablation 39 abure 39 abvp 39 acheampong 39 adieu 39 adjectival 39

Corpus analysis for Embellish

  • In this selection, "embellish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, outline, texture, photographs, further, women and garments stand out and add context to how "embellish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include able to embellish the interview and and outline embellish the two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "embellish" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with embellish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Informative liner notes and archival photographs embellish the recordings. (9 words)

She said: 'Instead of using plastic accessories to maybe embellish garments. (11 words)

Don’t embellish any details, but state the facts as they were. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Joe Biden's biggest problem might not be age-related challenges after all: President Joe Biden has a tendency to embellish – a tendency that the right hopes to use against the incumbent as he seeks reelection. (36 words)

A prolific ladies' man who will hit on any woman he sees, these similar characters will often embellish their own skill-set, but when it comes down to it, they don't always hit the mark. (36 words)

Her sculptural wall hangings and surface designs (which embellish the aesthetics and function of an object) have been commissioned by her alma mater as well as private clients in the U.S., Hong Kong and France. (36 words)

Question examples

You want to find THE tree that will embellish and embalm your home? (13 words)

Doug Miller joined in with his creative violin—how does he know just how to embellish what the rest of the band is playing? (24 words)

Example sentences (20)

Don’t embellish any details, but state the facts as they were.

As a result, they often sugar-coat the truth, lie, or embellish the reality for their little people.

If you are writing your own life experiences, you are going to embellish it a bit.

Joe Biden's biggest problem might not be age-related challenges after all: President Joe Biden has a tendency to embellish – a tendency that the right hopes to use against the incumbent as he seeks reelection.

When asked if either of those two would be back, Guardiola replied pointedly “no” and refused to embellish further on his latest injury woes.

You can almost imagine the whole as being animated, the triangles and lines slightly vibrating as they draw themselves onto the white page and outline / embellish the two black-and-white images of the subjects.

A prolific ladies' man who will hit on any woman he sees, these similar characters will often embellish their own skill-set, but when it comes down to it, they don't always hit the mark.

Ghajnsielem Mayor Kevin Cauchi said that the funds received will be used to embellish the St Eliju belvedere for the better enjoyment of local families.

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Her sculptural wall hangings and surface designs (which embellish the aesthetics and function of an object) have been commissioned by her alma mater as well as private clients in the U.S., Hong Kong and France.

The project, announced last year, is set to double the open space available at Ta’ Qali National Park and embellish the 52,000 square metres of land previously occupied by a dilapidated concrete factory.

These bright leaves with their bold texture embellish our shady gardens from spring until October when the tubers go dormant.

You want to find THE tree that will embellish and embalm your home?

Doug Miller joined in with his creative violin—how does he know just how to embellish what the rest of the band is playing?

The leaf transfer process is used to embellish women’s tops, scarves and eye pillows.

This scratch map will allow them to tick off the countries that they have been to as well as embellish their walls with a retro-looking poster.

For like all good story-tellers, he’d embellish a bit here and a tad there to make the story a little better.

Informative liner notes and archival photographs embellish the recordings.

She said: 'Instead of using plastic accessories to maybe embellish garments.

Since Incredibles was already a comedy, the Lego version doesn’t have to embellish too much, but there are some added gags.

Since this is highly unusual in American journalism, Relotius was able to embellish the interview on a scale he might not have been able to in a German context.

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Common combinations with embellish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embellish" in a sentence?
An example: "Don’t embellish any details, but state the facts as they were." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "embellish" from authentic English texts.
What does "embellish" mean?
Embellish means: To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
What are synonyms of "embellish"?
Common synonyms of "embellish" include: beautify, adorn, decorate, grace, exaggerate, overstate, dramatise, dramatize. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "embellish" are there?
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