Synonyms of drape

drape

verb

ˈdrāp 

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorate
• adorn
• dress
• trim
• ornament
• embellish
• deck
• grace
• paint
• festoon
• bedeck
• garnish
• array
• beautify
• enrich
• emboss
• pretty (up)
• bedizen
• do
• blazon
• doll up
• caparison
• emblaze
• gussy up
• embroider
• fancify
• trap
• accessorize
• ribbon
• dress up
• do up
• glitz (up)
• braid
• garland
• hang
• trick (out)
• fancy up
• freshen
• brighten
• wreathe
• fringe
• fillet
• figure
• spruce (up)
• lace
• feather
• chase
• smarten
• flounce
• diamond
• gild
• boss
• frill
• swag
• filigree
• appliqué
• pearl
• redo
• gem
• furbelow
• redecorate
• jewel
• impearl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• disfigure
• spoil
• display
• mar
• reveal
• simplify
• deface
• streamline
• strip
• expose
• bare
• dismantle
• uncover
• blemish
• divest
• denude
• uglify

Examples of drape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The altar can be draped with a zarape or tablecloth to cover the base and create a smooth surface to set up the ofrenda. —Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

An actual car cover, sourced from a parking garage in Paris, was draped and folded into a bustier gown anchored by large, initialed safety pins and paired with vinyl gloves and a necklace piled with vintage keyrings from the fleas. —Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024

The podium was draped in brown camouflage military netting. —Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024

Campbell, who is African American, had draped a kaffiyeh around her neck. —E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024