Synonyms of dressed

dressed 1 of 2

adjective

as in decorated

Related Words

• decorated
• decked
• trimmed
• bedecked
• adorned
• arrayed
• ornamented
• garnished
• embellished
• enriched
• frilly
• garish
• beautified
• showy
• gaudy
• elaborate
• lacy
• swank
• glitzy
• flowery
• loud
• extreme
• bedaubed
• flashy
• laced
• tawdry
• ostentatious
• intensified
• heightened
• garlanded
• chased
• pretentious
• fringed
• sequined
• embroidered
• enhanced
• wreathed
• bejeweled
• flamboyant
• embossed
• gilded
• spectacular
• emblazoned
• flounced
• extravagant
• bossed
• ornate
• baroque
• rococo
• gingerbread
• splashy
• arabesque
• bedizened
• overwrought
• overdecorated
• gingerbreaded
• florid
• gingerbready
• fussy

Dissimilar Words

• plain
• naked
• severe
• unadorned
• austere
• stark
• stripped
• exposed
• bare
• uncovered
• simple
• modest
• denuded
• conservative
• unassuming
• subdued
• restrained
• quiet
• muted
• tasteful
• understated
• unpretentious
• unobtrusive
• toned-down

dressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dress

1

as in bandaged

to cover with a bandage

first wash and then dress the wound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandaged
• treated
• bound
• swathed
• healed
• attended
• nursed
• cured
• remedied
• medicated
• ministered (to)
• doctored
• rehabilitated
• cared (for)
• mended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbandaged

2

as in adorned

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

let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorated
• adorned
• draped
• decked
• ornamented
• trimmed
• painted
• festooned
• bedecked
• arrayed
• garnished
• embellished
• bedizened
• graced
• embossed
• caparisoned
• beautified
• enriched
• gussied up
• blazoned
• dolled up
• did
• accessorized
• prettied (up)
• fancified
• embroidered
• emblazed
• did up
• trapped
• glitzed (up)
• fancied up
• freshened
• brightened
• dressed up
• garlanded
• smartened
• chased
• tricked (out)
• ribboned
• figured
• flounced
• braided
• hung
• filleted
• wreathed
• fringed
• laced
• bossed
• spruced (up)
• feathered
• gilded
• jeweled
• frilled
• gemmed
• redecorated
• swagged
• pearled
• appliquéd
• filigreed
• diamonded
• furbelowed
• impearled
• redid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scarred
• disfigured
• spoiled
• marred
• defaced
• exposed
• displayed
• simplified
• stripped
• revealed
• blemished
• streamlined
• denuded
• uncovered
• dismantled
• bared
• divested
• uglified

3

as in polished

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polished
• rubbed
• smoothed
• coated
• scrubbed
• shone
• glossed
• burnished
• ground
• buffed
• furbished
• scraped
• finished
• bobbed
• glazed
• slicked
• faced
• sanded
• varnished
• filed
• sleeked
• smoothened
• brightened
• lacquered
• veneered
• boned
• sandblasted
• scoured
• japanned
• sandpapered
• lapped
• rasped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffled
• roughened
• scuffed (up)
• roughed (up)

4

as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

dressed the young girl in satin and lace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothed
• attired
• costumed
• draped
• gowned
• garbed
• wrapped
• robed
• suited
• garmented
• habited
• bedecked
• appareled
• toileted
• enrobed
• arrayed
• furnished
• caparisoned
• decked (out)
• outfitted
• dressed up
• rigged (out)
• togged (up or out)
• vestured
• equipped
• got up
• uniformed
• cloaked
• frocked
• jacketed
• huddled
• invested
• did up
• swaddled
• tailored
• swathed
• mantled
• vested
• accoutred
• happed
• dressed down
• underdressed
• enswathed
• habilitated
• bedighted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripped
• undressed
• disrobed
• unclothed
• uncovered
• denuded
• disarrayed
• unveiled
• untrussed
• divested
• undraped

5

as in costumed

to put on one's best or formal clothes

we don't usually dress for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothed
• costumed
• suited
• dressed up
• attired
• decked
• dolled up
• robed
• garbed
• preened
• accessorized
• primped
• bedecked
• arrayed
• appareled
• prinked
• bedizened
• invested
• garmented
• caparisoned
• smartened (up)
• rigged (out)
• togged (out or up)
• duded (up)

6

as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grew
• cultivated
• produced
• planted
• promoted
• harvested
• tended
• raised
• cultured
• cropped
• reared
• bred
• propagated
• gathered
• rooted
• sowed
• reaped
• ripened
• gleaned
• sprouted
• germinated
• quickened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• plucked
• dug
• pulled (up)
• cut
• uprooted
• extirpated
• mowed
• hayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dressed

Adjective

Skip these tops that typically look dressed down and don’t do much to keep you cool. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

The brides and grooms were all dressed in the same outfits — with the men in blue suits and women in lace and satin gowns. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Swift rang in the new year with a lively costume party where guests came dressed as their childhood heroes. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026

The snakehead’s firm white meat has a nice flavor when minimally dressed. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

Duchêne serves the sandwich with a simple salad of dressed greens, providing a bright and zippy foil. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026

When getting dressed starts to feel like an endurance sport, fashion has to offer more than fantasy — and many collections in Paris did just that. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

Inspired by classic dressed hoagies, these sandwiches are filled with peppers, zucchini, eggplant, and red onion and doused in tangy Italian vinaigrette. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 25 June 2026

Portnoy, who travels the country giving one-bite reviews that can make or break a business is polished, well dressed (although not usually formal), and has a more traditional, obvious type sense of humor. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

Verb

Pigs are cooked whole over wood, broken down, and then dressed with a mixture of cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper. — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

The first photo showed a smiling Nicole cradling Kidman, dressed in a frilly white blouse and matching bow, at her hip. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Willis dressed either in a police officer’s uniform or a white Navy uniform. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

But where Rih dressed for the holiday weekend, Rocky kept things business as usual. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 July 2026

The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Lopez’s longtime stylists, Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn, dressed her for the occasion. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026

One of the officers at the scene said a construction worker provided police with video footage showing an armed man dressed in all black fleeing the area, along with a black Chevy Tahoe. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

In December 2024, Brittany and Patrick dressed in costume as Swift and Kelce at a party Kelce threw to celebrate the end of Swift’s Eras Tour. — Lisa Gutierrez july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026