DRESSED Synonyms: 285 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in decorated

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verb

past tense of dress

as in bandaged

to cover with a bandage first wash and then dress the wound

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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

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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

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as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes dressed the young girl in satin and lace

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as in costumed

to put on one's best or formal clothes we don't usually dress for dinner

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as in grew

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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Recent Examples of dressed

Adjective

What Vanity Fair looks for Vanity Fair's 2026 list goes beyond the conventional red-carpet definition of best dressed. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Rivers helped create the celebrity stylist, and the celebrity stylist made worst dressed critiques more complicated. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026 Find fashion and shoe-style inspiration from last year’s celebrity attendees below, when Emily Ratajkowski, Queen Latifah, Simone Ashley and more dressed up for the tournament. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Ryan explained that while Liza was named one of the best dressed guests by one media outlet, another called him out because of his low-profile top hat. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 This weekend’s shows include Desi Dress-Up Night on Saturday, with an onstage photo opportunity for audience members who come dressed to the theme, and Sunday’s performance will be ASL-interpreted. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 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

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At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Banks, dressed in a blue suit and tie, swiveled back and forth watching his lawyer and Hester, like watching a tennis match. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 What prosecutors said in closing arguments Robinson, dressed in a light gray suit and dark tie, sat between his lawyers and engaged with them prior to the hearing. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 In June, Garner shared a Father's Day tribute to ex-husband Ben Affleck featuring rare photos of the actor with their three children, including one of him dressed as Batman while holding their son Samuel. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Rooms All 195 rooms are dressed in a soft gray and blue palette, and the energy is calm and soothing after a day in one of the loudest parts of Manhattan. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 Some arrived dressed in colorful yukata and carrying traditional-style umbrellas, joining a crowd that included Japanese residents and Japanese Americans alongside Black, white, Hispanic and other Kansas Citians. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Supporters of Clancy, often dressed in pink, have gathered outside the Plymouth, Massachusetts, courthouse and sat in the gallery throughout the trial. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressed

Adjective

There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

— Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of decorated

Verb

These Amazon ballet flats are on sale for $30 and feature a classic design adorned with a traditional ballerina-esque bow.

— Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Osaka evoked his image in another look styled by Roach, wearing a Who Decides War French terry sweatshirt adorned with press clippings of her career highlights, according to Vogue, over a full tulle skirt.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of adorned

Verb

Italian Wedding Soup Speaking of proposals, this classic soup is polished enough to serve at a wedding, but homey enough for a weeknight.

— Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
White musk rounds everything out with a clean, airy finish, leaving the fragrance polished and inviting without becoming too heady.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of polished

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City chic couples clad in James Perse T-shirts and Tkees slides, golfers donning Titleist visors, business execs, and island-hopping world travelers can be spotted here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Her characters appears to startle Jeanie in one photo, clad in a chic black and gold ensemble.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of clothed

Verb

Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Did the nefarious villain (who may or may not have been costumed at Party City) have an accomplice within the Big Brother crew that helped facilitate the abduction?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of costumed

Verb

These grew louder each time a Ferrari left its garage and entered the pit lane before softening again, a call and response that echoed around the circuit.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fielder said the relationship grew strained as Evans tried to exert greater control over the project.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of grew

Adjective

The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026