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Synonyms & Antonyms of dressed
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in decorated, adorned
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dressed
- adorned,
- arrayed,
- beautified,
- bedecked,
- decked,
- decorated,
- embellished,
- enriched,
- garnished,
- ornamented,
- trimmed
- bedaubed,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glitzy,
- loud,
- ostentatious,
- pretentious,
- showy,
- swank
- (or swanky),
- tawdry
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for dressed
dressed
verb
past tense of dress
Synonyms & Antonyms of dressed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cover with a bandage
- first wash and then dress the wound
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- unbandaged
2
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
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3
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
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4
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
- dressed the young girl in satin and lace
Synonyms for dressed
- appareled
- (or apparelled),
- arrayed,
- attired,
- bedecked,
- caparisoned,
- clothed
- (or clad),
- costumed,
- decked (out),
- did up,
- dressed up,
- enrobed,
- garbed,
- garmented,
- got up,
- gowned,
- habited,
- invested,
- rigged (out),
- robed,
- suited,
- togged (up or out),
- toileted,
- vestured
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5
to put on one's best or formal clothes
- we don't usually dress for dinner
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- appareled
- (or apparelled),
- arrayed,
- attired,
- bedecked,
- bedizened,
- caparisoned,
- clothed
- (or clad),
- costumed,
- decked,
- duded (up),
- garbed,
- garmented,
- invested,
- rigged (out),
- robed,
- suited,
- togged (out or up)
6
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
- dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week
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