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

The service Impeccably dressed staff strike a just-right balance between efficient and convivial. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 And some dude dressed like a 7-foot-tall walking carpet won the costume competition. — Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 There will be nine dressed windows and four vitrines showcasing the women’s and men’s collection, alongside four lightboxes and four digital windows featuring campaign visuals from the American artist Jo Ann Callis. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 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 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

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In it, Simpson pulled pranks on strangers dressed as a Ford Bronco salesman, a durag-wearing rapper, a pizza delivery man, an Elvis Presley impersonator and an elderly, white man. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 There, officers found a man dressed in black clothing lying on the grass outside. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 On floor one, she is chased by white workers dressed as the wolfman and Ghost Face and killers. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 This includes fans like Pooja Sheevam, 30, who attended San Diego Comic-Con in July dressed in a Starfleet uniform. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 She was dressed in red again—a scarlet suit and a black lace bustier, accompanied by her trusty La Sportiva sneakers. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 No arrests were made as the shooter, who was dressed in all black, fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 Pranks are intercut with Simpson talking to the camera and an even more tasteless rap video, where Simpson, dressed like a stereotypical pimp, is surrounded by topless dancers. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 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

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Standard Chartered, whose branding has adorned the club’s shirts since the bank replaced brewer Carlsberg in 2010, currently pay Liverpool around £50m per season.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Lightning McQueen’s best friend Mater gets a detailed Adizero Impact 2 Mid colorway that’s adorned with rust and patina-like details throughout its Mesa brown upper.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 8 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