embroiderEnglishOxford American Thesaurusembroider verb 1 the cushion was embroidered with a pattern of golden keys: decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish; sew, stitch. 2 she embroidered her stories with colorful detail: elaborate, embellish, color, enlarge on, exaggerate, catastrophize; add detail to, go into detail about, flesh out, add flesh to; touch up, dress up, gild, ginger up; informal jazz up. ▷antonyms simplify.
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