dress down
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Synonyms
baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid
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The model, who appeared to be in tears, wore a sheer, bright yellow dress down the runway. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "Gigi Hadid Closes Karl Lagerfeld's Last Fendi Show," 21 Feb. 2019 Instead of sticking to the clean designs that were in vogue at that time, Jacobs tapped the energy of the grunge and punk scene instead, sending out clothes that were decidedly dressed down and shockingly unpolished. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Naomi Campbell Just Re-Wore Her Look From Marc Jacobs’s 1993 Grunge Show," 9 Nov. 2018 That’s kind of her thing—subtle beauty moments and dressed down outfits. — Vogue, "Angelababy’s Young Mom Style Is (Mostly) Down to Earth," 15 Mar. 2019 They’re pictured sitting on a giant tree branch, the duke and duchess dressed down in jeans while George wears wellies and Charlotte, a navy blue cardigan. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Kate Middleton Is Designing an Amazing Garden," 11 Feb. 2019 While the 26-year-old Jealous singer dressed down in an open button shirt, his Quantico actress fiancée looked stunning in a rose gold metallic dress, with a striped pattern all over and strappy heels to match. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas Have Joined Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas in India for Pre-Wedding Celebrations," 27 Nov. 2018 Though Chalamet, who wore a custom Louis Vuitton harness to the Golden Globes earlier this month, was dressed down in all black, Ocean definitely made a statement with his oversize accessory. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Frank Ocean Flaunts an Unlikely Front Row Accessory at the Louis Vuitton Show in Paris," 17 Jan. 2019 After appearing in a stunning caped gown at last night's State Dinner, Meghan Markle dressed down a bit for a day of engagements around the Fijian capital. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meghan Markle Wore a Beachy Pink Dress on Her Second Day in Fiji," 23 Oct. 2018 Days before the firing, Mr. Trump dressed down Mr. McGahn and Steve Bannon, his chief strategist at the time, over Mr. Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation two months earlier. — Rebecca Ballhaus, WSJ, "Trump Rejects Shades of Watergate, Alleges McCarthyism in Mueller Probe," 19 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dress down.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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