Synonyms & related words for ornament

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ornament — including decoration, ornamentation, decorate, adorn, embellish, adornment. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ornament

Explore words related to ornament — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include overornament, ornamentist, fallals, emblema, overdecoration, garlandry, okimono, decorative. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ornament

Common synonyms for ornament include decoration, ornamentation, decorate, adorn, embellish, adornment, beautify, embellishment — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ornament come from?

The word ornament breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root orn-, from Latin orno (“adorn, equip”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.