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adjective (1)

Definition of decked (out)next
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as in dressed up

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as in rigged (out)

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decked-out

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adjective (2)

as in dressed

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decked (out)

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verb

past tense of deck (out)
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding

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Recent Examples of decked (out)
Adjective
Multiple train exhibits and passenger trains across the country -- and the world -- are decked-out in holiday gear in full swing through the Christmas season. —Chaz Nathaniel Young, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decked (out)
  1. clothed
  2. dressed
  3. dressed up
Verb
  • The environmentally friendly three-bedroom includes high ceilings, gray Marmoleum floors, walls and ceilings clad in cross-laminated timber, light walnut cabinets, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Here was this very American audience, all clad in English football jerseys.
    — Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of clothed
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  • Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • We are now dressed in butterflies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • This off-the-shoulder dress is a solid in-between option, since it can be dressed up with wedges or dressed down with flat sandals.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • If someone is dressed up in a space that is dressed down, for instance, there’s humor to it.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of dressed up

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“Decked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decked%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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