💎 Decorated with jewels 💎 To add jewels

to bejeweled

5.7

To add jewels to something to make it sparkle

verb
/bɪˈdʒuːəld/

: adornar con joyas

The crown was beautifully bejeweled with diamonds and sapphires.

Examples

The ornate dress was bejeweled with colorful gems for the gala.
Nice, some nice pink jewels in there, just sort of bejeweled the whole thing.
She wore a bejeweled necklace that sparkled in the sunlight.

Synonyms

spangled

vsto bejeweled

31 7.1

Decorated with many small shiny pieces like sequins that sparkle in light

emphasizes actual gem decoration and sparkle from real stones

jeweled

vsto bejeweled

1 3.9

Covered with small shiny stones or beads to look rich

is limited to actual gems and sparkling stones rather than generic decorations

sequined

vsto bejeweled

1 5.4

Covered with small shiny discs sewn onto cloth

refers to decoration made from precious stones rather than sewn disks

studded

vsto bejeweled

1 4.0

Having many small decorations like metal points, gems, or lights

implies decoration using actual gemstones instead of metal or plain studs

beady

vsto bejeweled

1 5.4

Covered with many small shiny beads or jewels

means ornamentation using larger gem stones rather than tiny beads

gemmed

vsto bejeweled

7.0

Decorated with jewels, beads, or sequins

is the same meaning but is a different word form

begemmed

vsto bejeweled

Archaic

9.9

Having gems or jewels attached, like on a necklace

is the plain, general term without the poetic tone

diamonded

vsto bejeweled

6.3

Decorated with diamonds or a diamond-shaped pattern

uses any gem type and sparkle, not limited to one precious stone

rubied

vsto bejeweled

7.7

Decorated with bright red gems

covers decoration with any gems or sparkling stones, not only red ones

carbuncled

vsto bejeweled

Archaic

9.9

Set with bright red stones

refers broadly to decoration with gems or shiny stones, not this specific type

adorned

vsto bejeweled

3.9

A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful

refers specifically to decoration using gems or sparkling stones

decorated

vsto bejeweled

2.7

Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful

focuses on ornamentation that uses gems and sparkling stones

gemmy

vsto bejeweled

7.9

Bright and shiny like a jewel

refers to actual decoration with real gems rather than mere appearance

bespangled

vsto bejeweled

Archaic

8.3

Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people

describes decoration using genuine gems rather than any small shiny bits

Antonyms

plain

50 2.5

Not attractive to look at

unadorned

6 5.1

Plain in appearance with no decoration

How Decorated

encrusted

1 5.8

to bejeweled

5.7

decorated

2.7

plain

50 2.5

Surface Forms

bejeweled infinitive

bejeweled past

bejeweled past participle

bejeweled present participle

Morphology

bejeweled = jewel (transparent) = be + jewel

The prefix 'be-' indicates the action of adorning with jewels.

Etymology

Bejeweled is formed from be- and jewel, with be- meaning 'to cover with' and jewel meaning 'precious stone'. So to bejeweled someone or something is to 'cover or decorate with jewels', making it sparkle.