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

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

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

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

Verb

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

Justin also dressed for the occasion, in an oversized graphic tee, basketball shorts, and SKYLRK boots. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

The sight of Anne Hathaway dressed in a denim co-ord and blasting a bloodthirsty Allosaurus in the face with a shotgun fixes that absence real fast. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Growing up, Ahmed recalls his parents watching Indian soap operas, which were formulaic and often featured family events with everyone dressed in their finest garb, inevitably ending in a dramatic bust-up. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Tall and exceedingly slender, she was dressed in a faintly androgynous way. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Anthony is a hulking, bald man with pale skin and even paler eyes, and he was dressed in an island-print tropical shirt. — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

After all, getting dressed on vacation should feel different from getting dressed at home. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026