UNDERDRESS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

underdress

verb

Definition of underdress

as in to uniform

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Recent Examples of underdress Don’t underdress like London or New York. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025

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Those who’ve reported to ICE offices after receiving the notices have been outfitted with ankle monitors that allow authorities to track their location, Dorsainvil says, and many have been assigned court dates in about a month.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
From above, an outdoor terrace is outfitted especially for hosting recruits or other luminaries, complete, for the time being, with basketball courts and pickleball.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of outfit

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The fit strikes the right balance between relaxed and tailored — not too baggy, not too fitted — while the raw hem adds a modern, lived-in finish.

— Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
The itinerary can be tailored to personal interests, whether that means diving deeper into shamanic traditions or following HUNTR/X’s culinary tour through the city.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tailor

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Among them was Marjorie Estimé, who wore a Haitian flag draped around her neck.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
European clients ordered the domestic panorama in custom sizes for the parlor and hung twenty-two arrangeable panels of distant islands and homogenized races draped in foliage and Neoclassical dress—the first garden, before knowing arrived.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of drape

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Then there is the elegance, of course, as evidenced by the Giorgio Armani jackets the coach wanted for his team.

— Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The man everyone — especially those letterman jacket a-holes on the basketball team — blames for all the recent Vecna murders actually dies saving the town of Hawkins.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of jacket

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Hudson looked radiant in a jade green Giorgio Armani Privé gown with a plunging strapless bustier, peplum waist, and column skirt.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
The only exceptions to Black were when Zendaya wore an ivory Tamara Ralph gown to the London premiere, and a white and black Atelier Versace gown to the premiere in Shanghai, China.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026

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