FULL DRESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

full dress

noun

Definition of full dress

as in attire

dressy clothing suburban teens in full dress for the prom at the country club

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Recent Examples of full dress Instead of buying a sparkly dress, go for a skirt which is easier to mix-and-match, and packs better than a full dress. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 The service members in full dress uniform marched in step up the two flights of stairs with the casket and carried it to its place beneath the speaker's rostrum. — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 For the fifth year in a row, New York Police Department and corrections officers were officially barred from marching in the parade while wearing their full dress uniforms, which include firearms. — Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 29 June 2025 The team at the hotel suggested using the atrium in The Mark restaurant, from which an aerial shot of Cardi’s full dress could be captured before she was hidden in umbrellas and whisked out onto the carpet. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for full dress

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Noun

Every year, the LACMA Gala—which is supported by Gucci—produces memorable (and extremely glamorous) formal attire moments, and this evening was sure no different.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
The attention was in the detail, from Summit’s mixing table looking like an old computer monitor to the speakers having a ’90s computer casing around them, to backup dancers wearing corporate attire dancing in cubicle-like structures.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of attire

Noun

The debate went viral in recent days, prompting a slew of Halloween costumes, a four-course restaurant tasting menu and public appearances by a real duck named Olivia.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere in the memoir, Dench spoke about the 2004 sci-fi film’s costuming while comparing costume fittings for movies and theatre.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of costume

Noun

Wawrinka’s bravery is what struck those who were there, including Djokovic.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
But a rally outside Wednesday's meet — where the boy finished second among a field of 25 to help lead Camas to the girls district championship — showed that the adults are catching up in the bravery department.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bravery

Noun

The son of an Iranian immigrant who owned a women’s clothing store in Los Angeles’s Fashion District, Saghian grew up around the apparel industry before opening his first Fashion Nova outpost in a San Fernando Valley mall.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
The assortment includes familiar names like Champion, along with exclusive adult apparel from Champion and select styles from The Wild Collective.

— Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of apparel

Noun

Something healed in me over my wedding weekend, watching my gringo groom sweat through his vintage Hollywood tux while learning to dance samba from a passista dressed in her carnival regalia.

— Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Evenings were spent listening to presentations by staff, such as an introduction to Dene beadwork and regalia; spotting wildlife including grizzly bears, moose, and caribou, then watching the setting sun light up the slopes of mighty Denali.

— Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of regalia

Noun

Trees show off their finery to distract us while seeds reach the ground either by gravity or wind.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Kate Middleton and Prince William, Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester all donned their white tie finery for the Windsor Castle event.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of finery

Noun

Nichols won Best Director at the 1968 Oscars for his work, and the film is consistently named on the list of bests on the American Film Institute’s various lists.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Lamb had 189 yards receiving on career bests of 21 targets and 17 catches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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