DRESSED Synonyms: 285 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in decorated

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verb

past tense of dress

as in bandaged

to cover with a bandage first wash and then dress the wound

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as in adorned

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

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as in polished

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

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as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes dressed the young girl in satin and lace

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as in costumed

to put on one's best or formal clothes we don't usually dress for dinner

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as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week

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Recent Examples of dressed

Adjective

Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy spine-tingling Halloween classics. — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The Wednesday evening concert marked night 19 of Styles’s 30-day run in New York City, and his fans—known primarily as the Harries or the Stylers—came dressed in their arena-tour finest, all inspired by the pop star. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker is the kind of bistro that perfectly captures the casual LA vibe while Cavatina is a more dressed up affair and perfect for date night. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Between her personal chaos and that within the group, things got so bad that even getting dressed couldn’t improve her mood. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 Cenci still wears a tie every day and firmly believes people are too dressed down sometimes. — David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 You were crowned by GQ as the best dressed man at last year’s festival. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Douglas, meanwhile, dressed casually in a dark blue polo shirt, white pants, dark shoes, and a blue baseball cap. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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There was music and singing, but we were dressed in gowns and tuxedos and then did militant poetry. — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026 Swedish architect Martin Brudnizki dressed it in bold Art Deco and an electric color palette that doesn't apologize for existing on Sunset Boulevard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Delane dressed but did not play in Week 2 before returning in Week 3 against the Miami Dolphins. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Showgirls have a deep history in entertainment, dating as far back to European stage performers like Josephine Baker to Old Hollywood starlets like Marilyn Monroe and the women dressed by the late Bob Mackie. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Married women, traditionally dressed in red-and-white saris, gather before the murti of the goddess Durga to apply vermilion (sindoor) on the goddess’s forehead and then on one another. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 The photos showed the Lincoln football players posing behind the counter and drive-thru window dressed in their football uniforms and helmets. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The Cézanne portrait is one of four paintings of the artist’s son dressed as the Harlequin figure from clowning. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Multiple people dressed in cardboard robot costumes waved cardboard scythes around. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressed

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There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

— Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of decorated

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Police then escorted Rajapaksa, who had one eye bandaged from recent surgery, to a vehicle to be taken to a jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
In clips of the season 2 episode documenting Kari and Gina’s surgeries, the women are anesthetized, cut into, shunted around, bandaged, and propped up for interviews.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bandaged

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Two small balconies overlook the circular driveway and a tiered fountain adorned with frogs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horsehair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of adorned

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Each refillable case secures with a satisfying magnetic closure, and is polished with an alabaster finish.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
These natural diamonds are often cloudy and oddly shaped, and lose about 25% of their weight as they're cut and polished into what a jeweler would sell, according to Nathan Renfro, senior manager at the Gemological Institute of America.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Also on the premises are a striking one-bedroom cabin clad entirely in redwood, an outdoor movie pavilion, and sweeping mountain and city lights views from every vantage point.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Union members and their supporters were dressed colorfully, clad in red or green, and their march through the Brussels city center passed off peacefully.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothed

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Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Did the nefarious villain (who may or may not have been costumed at Party City) have an accomplice within the Big Brother crew that helped facilitate the abduction?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of costumed

Adjective

The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026