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

Princess Kate has been crowned Tatler’s best dressed numerous times before, most recently in 2022. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

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

Whereas the others in the background are in bathing suits, my grandparents, walking along the promenade, are fully dressed. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

These days, noisy, drunk, barely dressed visitors holiday hard in condos that have been converted into vacation rentals. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 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

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

Verb

During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

The menu also has a chicken sandwich with avocado, lettuce and tomato dressed in sour cream and onion sauce. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

The screening took place at AMC The Grove on Tuesday, with an audience packed with Girl Scouts dressed in their green vests ready to follow the story of Olive, Shannon, Ara and Nikki. — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

The finished heads would be evaluated by a triumvirate of accomplished restorative artists who were dressed in matching baby-blue T-shirts with judge 2025 printed between their shoulder blades. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

One features only a few men dressed in black suits, standing in an ornate bank. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026

First, Rickman suggested that Gruber not be dressed like the rest of his crew, but in an expensive European suit to distinguish him and his personality from the others. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Rihanna too was dressed to impress, as was her partner A$AP Rocky. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Here, planks of fresh sweet watermelon get the som tam treatment, dressed in lime juice, serrano chile, fish sauce, and peanuts. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2026