Antonyms for prettify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : prit-uh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɪt əˌfaɪ |
- accuse
- aggravate
- agitate
- allow
- blacken
- blame
- burden
- condemn
- darken
- decrease
- deface
- depress
- dirty
- disclose
- disfigure
- disrobe
- divulge
- dress casually
- dress down
- dull
- enlarge
- expose
- extend
- harm
- hurt
- incite
- increase
- injure
- intensify
- irritate
- lay bare
- leave alone
- let out
- magnify
- mar
- mess up
- open
- prolong
- provoke
- reveal
- sentence
- show
- spoil
- strip
- tell
- trouble
- uglify
- unclothe
- uncover
- unmask
- upset
- worry
- worsen
Definition of prettify
Origin :- 1836, from pretty (adj.) + -fy. Related: Prettified; prettifying.
- As in ornament : verb decorate
- As in palliate : verb gloss over; cover up
- As in preen : verb admire and clean oneself
- As in beautify : verb make more physically attractive
- As in deck : verb put on clothing, usually nice
- As in dress up : verb put on one's best clothes
- It is not the function of the biographer any more than it is that of a dentist to prettify his subject.
- Extract from : « The Art of Letters » by Robert Lynd
- "Let no one think that they can force me to prettify my types," he said.
- Extract from : « Jean Francois Millet » by Estelle M. Hurll
- There is no need to prettify the record; the record, as it stands, in all its crude natural colors, is good enough.
- Extract from : « Proclaim Liberty! » by Gilbert Seldes
- I must send him a little box at Christmas,—some little things to trim up his new house and prettify it.
- Extract from : « Hildegarde's Harvest » by Laura E. Richards
Synonyms for prettify
- abate
- accouter
- adorn
- allay
- alleviate
- apologize for
- appoint
- array
- assuage
- attire
- beautify
- bedeck
- bedizen
- brighten
- camouflage
- clean
- cloak
- clothe
- conceal
- condone
- cover
- deck
- deck out
- decorate
- diminish
- disguise
- dissemble
- doll up
- dress
- dress up
- ease
- embellish
- embroider
- enhance
- enrich
- exculpate
- excuse
- extenuate
- festoon
- fit out
- fix up
- garland
- garnish
- gild
- glamorize
- gloze
- grace
- groom
- gussy up
- hide
- hush up
- improve
- justify
- lessen
- lighten
- make light of
- make up
- mask
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- ornament
- ornamentalize
- overdress
- polish
- prank
- preen
- prettify
- pretty
- primp
- prink
- put on a Band-Aid
- qualify
- quick fix
- relieve
- screen
- set off
- slick
- smarten
- soften
- soothe
- spiff up
- spruce up
- sugarcoat
- temper
- tidy
- titivate
- trim
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- vindicate
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
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