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

Even better, Nicole Chavez, who has dressed stars like Bell, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Rachel Bilson, included them in her fall edit with Quince. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

If possible, visit the school before the first day, practice waking up at the time children will need to get up and walk through the normal morning routine, from breakfast to getting dressed. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Zayn’s main-frame 8-point velvet buck later weighed 190 pounds (not field dressed) back at their hunt camp. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

Other sights to see include various arts and crafts vendors and contests like the banana eating contest, the banana pie eating contest or the best dressed banana doggy costume photo contest. — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Twenty years in, there’s no denying that the city’s distinct and instantly recognizable fashion sense has impacted the way the fashion world gets dressed both on- and off-duty. — Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, was broadcasting with two friends — all dressed as food delivery workers as part of a challenge. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Top with remaining dressed arugula and remaining strawberries, cucumbers, orange sections, goat cheese, and pecans. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

The second lady was dressed head to toe in white, as was the baby. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Verb

Spearfish Falls is one of three spectacular cascades in Spearfish Canyon—even prettier dressed in autumn foliage. — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026

In Otto’s room, the vintage bed is dressed in a vintage Pendleton blanket from The Company Store and flanked with sconces from In Common With. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Newer additions to the collection include gloves worn on-screen by actor Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion, and Muppets dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

The singer was dressed for the part too, wearing denim bellbottoms similar to Styles’ signature look. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Each floor will have two neighborhoods, where staff will prepare meals for residents and assist residents with their daily needs, such as bathing and getting dressed. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The women say the man was not dressed like a typical arena security guard, and was wearing a tan suit. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Messi returned to his native Argentina over the weekend, missing Miami's 2-1 loss to Monterrey on Saturday, but was dressed and on the bench before subbing in for Daniel Pinter at the start of the second half. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dressed in military-style clothing since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026