Home › Words › O › overembellishmentoverembellishmentoverembellishment means excessive embellishment.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, overembellishment ranks #36,069 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom over- + embellishment.nounExcessive embellishment.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overembellish 88% match — To embellish excessively. vs overembellishment →overembroider 82% match — To embroider excessively. vs overembellishment →overdecoration 79% match — Excessive decoration. vs overembellishment →embellishing 78% match — An embellishment. vs overembellishment →overelaborate 78% match — Excessively elaborate. vs overembellishment →embellishment 77% match — An act of embellishing. vs overembellishment →overdecorative 75% match — Excessively decorative. vs overembellishment →overemphasis 72% match — Excessive emphasis. vs overembellishment →