Synonyms for Decorative
ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə-, ˈdɛk əˌreɪ-dec·o·ra·tive

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1. cosmetic, decorative, ornamentaladjective

   serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

   "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"

   Synonyms:
   cosmetic, ornamental, decorative, enhancive

   Antonyms:
   functional

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1. decorativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   ornamental, embellishing, adorning

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1. List of paraphrases for "decorative":

   ornamental

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How to use Decorative in a sentence?

1. Wendell Berry:

   Without a complex knowledge of one’s place and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed. Without such knowledge and faithfulness, moreover, the culture of a country will be superficial and decorative, functional only insofar as it may be a symbol of prestige, the affectation of an elite or “in” group.

2. Manisha Koirala:

   I won't do decorative roles even if they are a part of hit films.

3. David Berkowitz Chicago:

   The art deprived of closeness to the world is, in fact, pure, flat, unmanageable, decorative. Totally extraneous because she herself destroyed outer. Empty and indifferent, deprived of destiny, it solves only technical issues.

4. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

   ...my dear boy, no woman is a genius. They are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

5. Lyn Wadley:

   It may have been used as decorative paint. It could have been used to decorate animals hides. We have not found the evidence for the way that they used it, we just know that they used it.