Synonyms of dress

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noun

1

as in gown

a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl

what a lovely dress you're wearing today!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gown
• jumper
• frock
• kimono
• sundress
• sheath
• chemise
• shirtwaist
• minidress
• shirtdress
• overdress
• housedress
• kirtle
• tea gown
• muumuu
• coatdress
• Mother Hubbard
• sweaterdress
• shift
• sack
• granny dress

2

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

a bagpiper in full Scottish Highlander dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• clothes
• attire
• garb
• outfit
• getup
• togs
• apparel
• guise
• style
• drag
• raiment
• mode
• duds
• vestments
• habiliment(s)
• fashion
• array
• caparison

3

as in clothes

covering for the human body

a businessman who is very conservative in his dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• clothing
• attire
• garments
• wear
• apparel
• costume
• garb
• vestments
• rags
• toggery
• livery
• vesture
• raiment
• threads
• gear
• weeds
• costumery
• rigging
• outfit
• rig
• togs
• duds
• wardrobe
• wearables
• habit
• vestiary
• clobber
• habiliment(s)
• frock
• finery
• ensemble
• couture
• regalia
• underwear
• guise
• trim
• gayety
• tailoring
• pretties
• getup
• garderobe
• bravery
• tatters
• civies
• caparison
• glad rags
• underclothes
• outerwear
• trumpery
• tawdry
• sportswear
• mufti
• gaiety
• frippery
• foofaraw
• civvies
• ready-to-wear
• sleepwear
• array
• loungewear
• gaudery
• menswear
• activewear
• playwear
• nightclothes
• smallclothes
• haberdashery
• pret-a-porter
• prêt-à-porter

4

as in look

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

another version of the Cinderella story but in modern-romance dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• look
• attitude
• appearance
• presence
• demeanor
• manner
• garb
• aspect
• outside
• mien
• behavior
• figure
• posture
• cut of one's jib
• shape
• regard
• person
• deportment
• pose
• air
• carriage
• bearing
• stance
• poise
• comportment
• color
• mold
• features
• face
• coloring
• turn
• complexion
• cast
• habit
• countenance
• physiognomy
• habitus
• visage
• superficies

dress

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adjective

as in formal

relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners

the naval commander wore his dress uniform to the ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• formal
• costume
• stylish
• fashionable
• dressy
• tailored
• chic
• fitted
• in
• smart
• evening
• dapper
• modish
• natty
• white-tie
• black-tie
• costumey
• semiformal
• snappy
• custom-made
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• informal
• casual
• street
• sporty
• unfashionable
• outmoded
• dowdy
• slovenly
• sloppy
• untidy
• wrinkled
• sportif
• unkempt
• frowzy
• rumpled
• grungy
• messy
• disheveled
• frowsy
• mussy
• unstylish
• dishevelled
• styleless
• sloven

dress

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verb

1

as in to bandage

to cover with a bandage

first wash and then dress the wound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandage
• bind
• treat
• heal
• attend
• minister (to)
• swathe
• care (for)
• nurse
• remedy
• cure
• medicate
• doctor
• rehabilitate
• mend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbandage

2

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorate
• adorn
• drape
• trim
• ornament
• deck
• embellish
• paint
• garnish
• grace
• beautify
• array
• pretty (up)
• bedeck
• festoon
• enrich
• bedizen
• emboss
• do
• doll up
• blazon
• emblaze
• gussy up
• accessorize
• caparison
• glitz (up)
• fancify
• dress up
• trap
• embroider
• ribbon
• do up
• fancy up
• trick (out)
• brighten
• braid
• lace
• spruce (up)
• fringe
• garland
• figure
• freshen
• smarten
• fillet
• chase
• diamond
• boss
• flounce
• frill
• wreathe
• feather
• hang
• pearl
• jewel
• gild
• gem
• appliqué
• swag
• filigree
• furbelow
• redo
• redecorate
• impearl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• spoil
• disfigure
• display
• reveal
• mar
• simplify
• deface
• streamline
• strip
• expose
• blemish
• bare
• uncover
• dismantle
• divest
• denude
• uglify

3

as in to polish

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polish
• rub
• coat
• smooth
• scrub
• shine
• gloss
• sand
• burnish
• furbish
• buff
• scrape
• grind
• finish
• sleek
• slick
• glaze
• face
• bob
• file
• varnish
• bone
• smoothen
• japan
• brighten
• lacquer
• veneer
• scour
• sandblast
• lap
• sandpaper
• rasp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffle
• rough (up)
• roughen
• scuff (up)

4

as in to costume

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

dressed the young girl in satin and lace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• attire
• clothe
• gown
• garment
• drape
• wrap
• apparel
• suit
• habit
• garb
• toilet
• deck (out)
• rig (out)
• outfit
• robe
• uniform
• jacket
• array
• dress up
• get up
• furnish
• bedeck
• vesture
• enrobe
• cloak
• tog (up or out)
• frock
• vest
• caparison
• invest
• equip
• do up
• tailor
• mantle
• huddle
• swaddle
• dress down
• swathe
• underdress
• hap
• bedight
• accouter
• enswathe
• habilitate
• accoutre

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• undress
• disarray
• disrobe
• uncover
• unclothe
• untruss
• divest
• unveil
• denude
• undrape

5

as in to clothe

to put on one's best or formal clothes

we don't usually dress for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• clothe
• suit
• dress up
• doll up
• attire
• garment
• deck
• primp
• robe
• accessorize
• prink
• apparel
• garb
• preen
• smarten (up)
• rig (out)
• array
• invest
• tog (out or up)
• bedeck
• bedizen
• dude (up)
• caparison

6

as in to grow

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• cultivate
• produce
• culture
• plant
• promote
• harvest
• tend
• raise
• crop
• rear
• breed
• propagate
• sow
• gather
• reap
• sprout
• glean
• ripen
• root
• germinate
• quicken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• pick
• pull (up)
• cut
• dig
• hay
• pluck
• extirpate
• uproot
• mow

Phrases Containing dress

• dress down
• full dress
• dress up