Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fringe

2 senses of fringe

Sense 1
fringe -- (adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf")
       => 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 2
fringe -- (decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress")
       => surround, environ, ring, skirt, border -- (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property")

Antonyms of adj fringed

3 senses of fringed

Sense 1
fringed -- (surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream")

INDIRECT (VIA bordered) -> unbordered -- (having no border)

Sense 2
fringed -- (having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips)

INDIRECT (VIA adorned) -> unadorned, undecorated -- (not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction)

Sense 3
fringed, laciniate -- (having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf")

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth)

Similarity of adj fringed

3 senses of fringed

Sense 1
fringed -- (surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream")
       => bordered (vs. unbordered) -- (having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief")

Sense 2
fringed -- (having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips)
       => adorned (vs. unadorned), decorated -- (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

Sense 3
fringed, laciniate -- (having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf")
       => rough (vs. smooth) -- (of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped)

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