DID UP Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

did up

verb

past tense of do up

as in decorated

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the whole house had been done up for Halloween

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as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws

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as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up

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Recent Examples of did up Specifically, participants who did up to 23 hours of a specific type of cognitive training called speed training over a three year period were found to have a dramatic 25% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia over a 20-year follow-up period. — Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026

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Balloons, a Colombian soccer jersey, dozens of flowers and handwritten notes – some with expletives; others, crayon drawings from children – decorated the makeshift memorial at the intersection of Hill and Pool streets.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
The gallery, decorated by prominent artists including Delacroix and Le Brun, served as a model for the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, according to the press release.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of decorated

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On this day, four guests — clad in masks, snorkels, flippers, and dressed in all black to reduce the risk of being confused for a fish by the sharks — clung onto a safety line and watched as the silky sharks encircled them.

— Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
At product launches, company events, and trade shows, Huang is nearly always clad in his trademark black Tom Ford leather jacket.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of clothed

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The mother-son duo embraced in the driveway of a home in front of a big field; Aaron wore a casual black T-shirt, blue athletic shorts, a baseball cap, and brown flip flips, while his mom paired a sleeveless blue blouse with baggy patterned pants.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Holmes, 47, wore a pink corset-style shirt paired with black leather pants, while Yarmosky went casual in a T-shirt, jeans and a tote bag.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of wore

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Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Nearby, the irrepressible older artist Nina Yankowitz, who completed a retrospective of her six-decade-long career at the Parrish earlier this year, was talking to Joan Semmel, 93, in a dress adorned with stars.

— Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026

Definition of adorned

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Here, planks of fresh sweet watermelon get the som tam treatment, dressed in lime juice, serrano chile, fish sauce, and peanuts.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2026
While George favors blue suits over the gray ones that dominated a young William’s wardrobe, the royal relatives still look alike when they’re dressed in their formal finery.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of dressed

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Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The state, then called Vargas, had another natural disaster in 1999, when landslides killed thousands.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Guests found their seats at tables draped with luxury linens and cashmere gold dupioni napkins.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of draped

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Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman came over to comfort the mother, Mercedes Martinez, and the couple got up and left the courtroom.

— Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Martínez then got up and walked out of the courtroom with Jesus Rivas, the teen’s father.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

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