1
as in decorating
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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in dressing
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolling up
Verb
-
The fun part is decorating them and trying to expand our horizons creatively.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Activities include animal viewing, slides, bounce house and pumpkin decorating.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Elsewhere a fresh sense of femininity took shape as Prada offered a free and fluid way of dressing with unexpected silhouettes and pairings, while Fendi leaned into a youthful and playful energy through use of unexpected color and mixed fabrications.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
-
Elliott believes that his cast dressing to the nines in outrageously glamorous frocks and bejeweled Carmen Miranda-style headgear atop their wigs, helped pave the way for the likes of RuPaul’s Drag Race to enter the mainstream.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
At the same time, Mars charges into Scorpio at zero degrees, adorning the equinox backdrop with passion, mystery and psychic edge.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
-
Where Old-World Wallpaper Works Best Historically, wallpaper began adorning cupboard interiors and modest rooms of merchant homes.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
One of my favorite trends is getting your pets involved in dressing up.—
Trisha Easto,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
-
Don’t think for a minute that dressing up for Halloween is child’s play.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
After all, though TikTok may tell you that everyone is doing up their dorm rooms at the cost of roughly a new car, in reality, the average family spend (according to a RetailMeNot poll) is a much less jaw-dropping $598.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Dolling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolling%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share