UNDERDRESSED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

underdressed

verb

past tense of underdress

as in uniformed

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Spungen’s book houses over 80 cookie recipes, all glitzed, glammed, or perfectly dressed down.

— The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
The polished cut of the NYDJ Teresa Trouser Jeans is a deal sealer—they can be dressed down with a hoodie for a fire-pit-friendly outfit, or just as easily styled for a casual but put-together dinner.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dressed down

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The study is part of an ongoing research project that explores how a form of brief interpersonal psychotherapy called MOMCare, which is specially tailored to treating prenatal depression, affects pregnant women with depression and their babies.

— Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
And the Flex Shed’s platform height and column placement can be easily tailored to exist in harmony with street signs, bus stop shelters, and trees.

— Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

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Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s headstone is outfitted with a recipe book open to her famous spritz cookies atop her epitaph in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.

— Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
The entry-level system for this 16-inch AI workstation is outfitted with Nvidia’s base-model 18-core RTX Spark N1X chip, which uses the 18-core Grace CPU processor, and its Blackwell GPU with 5,120 CUDA cores.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of outfitted

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Shown incomplete, it will be furnished with a bed that doubles as a daybed, since there's no room for a separate sofa.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
And throughout, the rooms are furnished with pieces from local artists and craftspeople, including Greek art, bespoke marble tables, and cast glass and iron lighting.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of furnished

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That followed mass demonstrations earlier this month, with students decrying run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Still, the crowd came equipped with homemade signs and flags, espousing a political stance.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipped

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Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel.

— Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
Tyrese Haliburton needed the towel draped around his neck to dry the tears streaming down his cheeks.

— Peter Finney Jr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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