Synonyms of primp

primp

verb

as in to dress

to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror

The teenagers spent hours primping in front of the mirror on the day of the prom.

Related Words

• dress
• preen
• prink
• smarten (up)
• accessorize
• clothe
• doll up
• costume
• dress up
• apparel
• deck
• attire
• garment
• rig (out)
• bedeck
• garb
• robe
• tog (out or up)
• suit
• array
• dude (up)
• bedizen
• invest
• caparison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of primp

In the restroom, women nervously adjusted their swimsuits and primped in the mirror. — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2026

The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Jan. 2026

My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026

Hundreds of them were on hand this week to primp and pamper more than 2,500 cows competing at what is widely considered to be the Westminster Dog Show of the cattle world. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025