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1
as in decked (out), dolled up
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dressed up
verb
past tense of dress up
Synonyms & Antonyms of dressed up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to put on one's best or formal clothes
- we always like to dress up when going to parties
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- 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)
2
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
- the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph
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3
to make more desirable
- dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market
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4
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
- the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans
Synonyms for dressed up
- 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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“Dressed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressed%20up. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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