UNDERDRESSING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

underdressing

verb

present participle of underdress

as in dressing down

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Verb

And there’s a useful distinction between dressing down to make someone else comfortable and being thoughtful about the signals your clothes send.

— Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
Like Bezos, whose Sun Valley uniform has included jeans with T-shirts and polo shirts, many of the male tech executives are dressing down.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Definition of dressing down

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As for the tech behind the program, Aescape uses real-time body mapping, physical AI, and robotics with the aim of tailoring each session to the person on the table.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Couples are tailoring agreements to address California’s community-property rules as well as premarital assets and debt and the financial cost of caregiving or leaving the workforce.

— Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailoring

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Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
The request was made prior to Guilfoyle’s Senate confirmation last year, and Deters has denied furnishing the money.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of furnishing

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The sleeveless minidress is made in a satin lime green fabric and designed with a straight neckline, draping and knotted elements at the shoulder and hip.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
But simply draping garments willy-nilly anywhere isn’t your best move because wet laundry needs the right conditions to dry completely.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of draping

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The brand reinterpreted the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb jackets, paying tribute to its history, alpine culture and commitment to outfitting expeditions.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Building a new factory, outfitting it for production, and actually producing vaccine doses could require a significant amount of lead time.

— Joel Dodge, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of outfitting

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The East Palo Alto Police Department posted a separate video from the rescue that shows the dog swimming furiously with seagulls circling overhead and firefighters scooping him out of the murky water and swaddling him in towels.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
After seven years of trapping, swaddling, collaring and monitoring them in the Twin Cities, Miller doesn’t think his middle-school self was far off.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of swaddling

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Its modular design is intended to support installation in field environments, potentially simplifying the process of equipping vehicles with robotic capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipping

Verb

If your hair isn’t naturally wavy, use a curling iron to add waves, wrapping sections around the iron in opposite directions for a less polished look.

— Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Grande is currently taking a break from her public-facing work after wrapping her Eternal Sunshine Tour in early September.

— Anna Chan, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

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