/ Thesaurus / G Synonyms of gild the lily Find synonyms for: Verb1. gild the lily, paint the lily, decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautifyusage: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)2. gild the lily, paint the lily, addusage: make unnecessary additions to what is already completeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language