Synonyms of dresses down

dresses down

verb

present tense third-person singular of dress down

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• calls down
• rails (at or against)
• bawls out
• blames
• criticizes
• rants (at)
• lays into
• reams (out)
• jaws
• reads the riot act (to)
• berates
• keelhauls
• chews out
• upbraids
• tongue-lashes
• scores
• chastises
• rebukes
• takes to task
• rags
• faults
• attacks
• admonishes
• rates
• mocks
• reproaches
• flays
• castigates
• remonstrates (with)
• hammers
• bastes
• lambastes
• reprehends
• chides
• slams
• pans
• laces (into)
• vituperates
• crucifies
• condemns
• knocks
• lashes
• denounces
• abuses
• reviles
• assails
• reproves
• puts down
• harangues
• blasts
• excoriates
• ridicules
• censures
• belittles
• scourges
• scoffs
• disparages
• scorns
• bad-mouths
• disses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• extols
• lauds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dresses down

Scarlett Johansson dresses down in a New York Giants sweatshirt on set for The Exorcist in New York City on March 30. — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026

Around the same time, Oscar de la Renta sent floor-skimming shirt dresses down the runway, while Stephen Burrows gave sequins a sporty edge in wrap-styles blouses and dresses – perfect for transitioning from work to cocktail parties in the era. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025