Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bead
3 senses of bead
Sense 1
bead -- (form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example)
=> form -- (assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads")
Sense 2
bead -- (decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown")
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")
Sense 3
bead -- (string together like beads)
=> string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries")
Antonyms of adj beaded
1 sense of beaded
Sense 1
beaded -- (covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat")
INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> bare -- (lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet")
Similarity of adj beaded
1 sense of beaded
Sense 1
beaded -- (covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat")
=> covered (vs. bare) -- (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony")