Synonyms of dresses up

dresses up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dress up

1

as in dresses

to put on one's best or formal clothes

we always like to dress up when going to parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dresses
• costumes
• clothes
• dolls up
• prinks
• primps
• smartens (up)
• suits
• rigs (out)
• decks
• accessorizes
• togs (out or up)
• garments
• preens
• bedecks
• robes
• attires
• garbs
• arrays
• bedizens
• apparels
• dudes (up)
• caparisons
• invests

2

as in disguises

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disguises
• masks
• conceals
• hides
• camouflages
• simulates
• cloaks
• obscures
• covers
• poses
• assumes
• curtains
• dissimulates
• affects
• blots out
• blankets
• screens
• veils
• plays
• pretends
• feigns
• masquerades
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• occults
• glosses (over)
• cosmeticizes
• shams
• dissembles
• counterfeits
• acts
• varnishes
• impersonates
• gilds
• fakes
• whitewashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exhibits
• unmasks
• shows
• displays
• exposes
• flaunts
• uncovers
• unveils
• reveals
• discloses
• parades
• undrapes
• divulges
• betrays
• discovers
• unclothes
• uncloaks
• bares

3

as in spruces

to make more desirable

dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spruces
• candies
• sweetens
• improves
• enhances
• meliorates
• ameliorates
• tricks
• soups up
• enriches
• cosmeticizes
• embellishes
• dolls up

4

as in clothes

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 & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• decks (out)
• costumes
• does up
• rigs (out)
• attires
• habits
• gowns
• garments
• gets up
• togs (up or out)
• bedecks
• wraps
• enrobes
• drapes
• robes
• suits
• garbs
• vestures
• toilets
• apparels
• arrays
• caparisons
• jackets
• cloaks
• frocks
• furnishes
• habilitates
• outfits
• invests
• enswathes
• accoutres
• vests
• mantles
• dresses down
• uniforms
• swaddles
• equips
• tailors
• underdresses
• bedights
• huddles
• swathes
• haps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• disrobes
• undresses
• disarrays
• uncovers
• unclothes
• untrusses
• unveils
• denudes
• divests
• undrapes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dresses up

The eye-catching hem instantly dresses up a pair of basic blue jeans, especially when styled with a blouse or sweater. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

In the dark comedy Bad Santa, Thornton plays Willie, a miserable, heavy-drinking con man who dresses up as Santa with his elf sidekick (Tony Cox) to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

The easy style slips right onto the foot, offers actual support, and dresses up your favorite wardrobe staples. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

In a town that dresses up the seafood shack classics, Barbary Coast’s Mediterranean menu stands apart. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Allie dresses up as Jennifer Lopez—plunging green Versace dress and all. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

Creamy Parmesan sauce dresses up bowtie pasta, collard greens, asparagus, and peas for a simple and nutritious main course. — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026

These men are supported by Nancy, a woman who dresses up in a nurse’s costume but seems to have no medical training. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

The performer dresses up in a Bigfoot costume and plays along with electronic music on the saxophone. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026