underdress

verb

Definition of underdressnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdress
  1. outfit
  2. tailor
  3. drape
  4. furnish
  5. jacket
  6. gown
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  • The dedicated cabin is outfitted with 24 seats in a spacious 2-3-2 layout.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Connect is currently in the final stages of outfitting at Den Breejen Shipyard in the Netherlands, with launch expected sometime later this year.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of outfit
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  • Deliverables cannot be adjusted, scope cannot be tailored and both sides lose the chance to reach an agreement that works for the campaign.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Care teams monitor daily weather and ozone alerts to tailor accommodations.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of tailor
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  • Cox then walked into frame wearing a light pink bathrobe before draping her dark hair over Aniston’s head.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Tahiliani staged a brief presentation with models in his latest designs — the most standout being a series of gowns with foam corsets that mimicked the human torso, draped with fabrics in the same color.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of drape
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  • It's furnished with a sofa, a coffee table, and a small wood-burning stove.
    — Adam Williams July 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
  • Clarkson is widely credited with furnishing Swift with the idea to re-record her first six albums.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Her much talked-about lime and silver chevron and lace gown by Versace had literally walked the runway in Milan mere hours before.
    — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Definition of gown

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“Underdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdress. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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