FESTOONING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

festooning

verb

present participle of festoon

as in adorning

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids

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Recent Examples of festooning Such liquid imagery makes sense for a man who made his name as a post-everything neo-expressionist by painting images onto shattered ceramic plates and festooning his super-sized works with surfboards and antlers. — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026 Her floor-skimming train shone like a thousand tiny diamonds, with champagne and silver sequins festooning every inch. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026 One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025

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In the photo, the father-son duo was all smiles, adorning matching jiu-jitsu outfits.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Black shirt, black shorts, thin sheen of sweat adorning his expressive forehead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

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After moving out, everything went into storage, but Nunez’s decorating ambitions didn’t end with freshman year.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The holiday season in downtown Parkville The holiday season in downtown Parkville begins in full force by early November, when small businesses begin decorating their storefronts and setting out holiday merchandise.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

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