DO UP Synonyms: 163 Similar and Opposite Words

do up

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as in to decorate

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 to clothe

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 to wear

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 do up Bathrooms, stocked with Diptyque amenities, are done up in either Klein blue or blush-pink tiles and feature Hollywood-style mirrors that play up the idea that the metaphorical stage can be yours, too. —

Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 Guest rooms and suites designed by Jonathan Adler are done up in colorful Palm Beach style, and even the family pup gets five-star treatment here with in-room dog beds, food and water bowls, and homemade treats. —

Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Elsa lives with her solicitous boyfriend, a firefighter named Bonifacio (Patrick Criado), in a typically gorgeous Almodóvarian apartment in Madrid done up in lusciously bold colors. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026 There should be a willingness to mix and match if necessary, as the coaches have done up front. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for do up

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The player Dunleavy ended up picking was one of the most decorated in the nation.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Jean-Micheal Gathy's interiors are decorated in pale sand, taupe, and gold tones, with marble floors and silken carpets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026