Synonyms of fancy up

fancy up

verb

as in to adorn

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

had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fancy up

Here's another opportunity to fancy up a box of cake mix. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026

The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025

The heightened vision of her in the supermarket, not quite lost but incongruously fancied up, hints at some of the more surreal moments ahead from Lin and cinematographer Zhang Jiahao. — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024