Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of dressed up
- we always like to dress up when going to parties
preened, primped, prinked, smartened (up)
appareled (or apparelled), arrayed, attired, bedecked, bedizened, caparisoned, clothed (or clad), costumed, decked, duded (up), garbed, garmented, invested, rigged (out), robed, suited, togged (out or up)
- the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph
blanketed, blotted out, concealed, covered, curtained, enshrouded, hid, obscured, occulted, screened, shrouded, veiled
affected, assumed, counterfeited, dissembled, dissimulated, feigned, posed, pretended, shammed, simulated
acted, faked, impersonated, masqueraded, played
cosmeticized, gilded (or gilt), glossed (over), varnished, whitewashed
- dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market
- the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans
appareled (or apparelled), arrayed, attired, bedecked, caparisoned, clothed (or clad), costumed, decked (out), did up, dressed, enrobed, garbed, garmented, got up, gowned, habited, invested, rigged (out), robed, suited, togged (up or out), toileted, vestured
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