The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADORN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Decorate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADORN | 72 % | 5 |
| TRIM | 10 % | 4 |
| DOUP | 3 % | 4 |
| GARNISH | 2 % | 7 |
| EMBOSS | 2 % | 6 |
| FESTOON | 2 % | 7 |
| REDO | 1 % | 4 |
| DRESS | 1 % | 5 |
| PAINT | 1 % | 5 |
| GRACE | 1 % | 5 |
| DOU | 1 % | 3 |
| SMARTENUP | 1 % | 9 |
| SETOFF | 1 % | 6 |
| BEDECK | 1 % | 6 |
| GILD | 1 % | 4 |
| ENSTAR | 1 % | 6 |
| EMBROIDER | 1 % | 9 |
Why may ADORN be the right solution?
The word "adorn" means to make something more beautiful or attractive by adding decorative items to it. Therefore, "decorate" is a synonym of "adorn."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Decorate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ornament
- adorn
- embellish
- dress
- deck
- beautify
- grace
- decorative
- bedeck
- bedight
- paint
- gild
Crossword Answer definitions
ADORN noun- Adornment
- To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- Adorned; ornate
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADORN
- Do some trimming
- Hair-spray name
- Add beauty to
- Deck
- Deck the halls
- Embellish
- Decorate
- Dress up
- Bespangle
- Beautify
More clues leading to the result TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result DOUP
- Apply cosmetics
- Wrap prettily
- Arrange, as hair
- Prettify
- Make spiffy
- Dress, as in costumes
- Make pretty
- Fix, as locks
- Fix, as hair
- Fasten, as buttons
More clues leading to the result GARNISH
- Topping
- Green extra
- Adornment
- Decorate
- Decorate, as with parsley
- Something to eat with a cocktail?
- Decorate.
- Food enhancer
- Embellish
- Parsley, e.g.
More clues leading to the result EMBOSS
- Make an outstanding design?
- Decorate
- Put a raised design on
- Do some stationery design
- Make a seal
- Adorn in relief
- Mold in relief
- Raise in relief
- Create raised lettering
- Give some relief to?
More clues leading to the result FESTOON
- Purfle
- Drape with decorations
- Drape with garlands
- Decorate
- Drape decoratively
- Bedeck with garlands
- Arced decoration
- Bit of suspended decoration
- Deck out
- Deck
More clues leading to the result REDO
- Make over
- Make revisions to
- Second draft
- Start all over
- Change decorations
- Change the decor
- Decorate anew
- Fix
- Start from scratch
- Start from square one
More clues leading to the result DRESS
- A-line article
- Kind of code
- Kind of rehearsal
- School code
- Prepare salad
- __ down (scold)
- Clothing item with a zipper in the back, perhaps
- Frock
- Attire
- Slip cover?
More clues leading to the result PAINT
- "___ It Blue" (Songs of the Rolling Stones')
- Latex container
- Wall cover
- Create some strokes
- Cosmetic
- Work on walls
- 54-Down on a wall
- House coat?
- Emulate Franklin Carmichael or Emily Carr
- Coat of many colors?
More clues leading to the result GRACE
- Preprandial prayer
- Singer Potter whose backing band is the Nocturnals
- Words before the meal
- European princess
- Balletic quality
- Preprandial words
- Klutz's lack
- Pre-meal prayer
- Meal prayer
- Actress Kelly or singer Slick
More clues leading to the result DOU
- 1996 2Pac #1 hit "How ___ Want It"
- 17th century Dutch painter.
- Dutch painter, pupil of Rembrandt.
- Dutch pupil of Rembrandt
- A pupil of Rembrandt
- Prince's "___ Lie?"
- Decorate
More clues leading to the result SMARTENUP
More clues leading to the result SETOFF
- Detonate
- Cause to occur
- Make angry
- Depart
- Ignited
- Begin a journey
- Ignite
- Fire, as a firecracker
- Cause, as an explosion
- Begin a trip
More clues leading to the result BEDECK
More clues leading to the result GILD
- Coat with gold
- Give an expensive coat
- Cover in gold
- Cover with gold leaf
- Overlay with aurum
- Adorn with aureate trim
- Adorn unnecessarily
- Coat, as a lily
- Attempt to improve the lily
- Put on a golden coat
More clues leading to the result ENSTAR
- Bespangle.
- Decorate.
- Stud with five-pointed figures.
- Stud.
- Stud with gems
- Adorn in a way
- Decorate with pointy figures