Synonyms of doll up

doll up

verb

1

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorate
• adorn
• drape
• pretty (up)
• trim
• dress
• ornament
• deck
• enrich
• paint
• grace
• emblaze
• array
• embellish
• beautify
• garnish
• emboss
• glitz (up)
• do up
• gussy up
• bedizen
• festoon
• spruce (up)
• do
• fancy up
• dress up
• bedeck
• trick (out)
• blazon
• caparison
• trap
• fancify
• brighten
• embroider
• freshen
• accessorize
• ribbon
• boss
• chase
• fringe
• figure
• impearl
• diamond
• braid
• hang
• smarten
• garland
• fillet
• pearl
• gem
• feather
• wreathe
• gild
• lace
• redo
• filigree
• swag
• frill
• appliqué
• jewel
• redecorate
• flounce
• furbelow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• mar
• spoil
• simplify
• streamline
• disfigure
• display
• deface
• reveal
• expose
• strip
• bare
• blemish
• dismantle
• uncover
• divest
• denude
• uglify

2

as in to dress

to put on one's best or formal clothes

got all dolled up for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dress
• dress up
• costume
• clothe
• smarten (up)
• rig (out)
• tog (out or up)
• suit
• deck
• primp
• garment
• dude (up)
• preen
• apparel
• accessorize
• prink
• array
• attire
• garb
• robe
• bedizen
• invest
• bedeck
• caparison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doll up

Toddler girl wearing striped shorts and vest set propping her baby doll up against a wall to take a photo. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025

To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023

Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. — Julia Buckley, CNN, 5 May 2021

Make your little one’s Christmas morning by picking this doll up from under the tree. — Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 16 Dec. 2020