" dressed "

1: as in decorated, adorned;

•  Synonyms : 

•  adorned,

•  arrayed,

•  beautified,

•  bedecked,

•  decked,

•  decorated,

•  embellished,

•  enriched,

•  garnished,

•  ornamented,

•  trimmed,

•  elaborate,

•  extreme,

•  flowery,

•  frilly,

•  lacy,

•  bedaubed,

•  flashy,

•  garish,

•  gaudy,

•  glitzy,

•  loud,

•  ostentatious,

•  pretentious,

•  showy,

•  swank,

•  tawdry,

•  enhanced,

•  heightened,

•  intensified,

•  extravagant,

•  flamboyant,

•  spectacular,

•  splashy,

•  bejeweled,

•  bossed,

•  chased,

•  emblazoned,

•  embossed,

•  embroidered,

•  flounced,

•  fringed,

•  garlanded,

•  gilded,

•  laced,

•  sequined,

•  wreathed,

•  arabesque,

•  baroque,

•  rococo,

•  bedizened,

•  florid,

•  fussy,

•  gingerbread,

•  gingerbreaded,

•  gingerbready,

•  ornate,

•  overdecorated,

•  overwrought

•  Antonyms : 

•  austere,

•  plain,

•  severe,

•  stark,

•  unadorned,

•  bare,

•  denuded,

•  exposed,

•  naked,

•  stripped,

•  uncovered,

•  modest,

•  simple,

•  unassuming,

•  unpretentious,

•  conservative,

•  muted,

•  quiet,

•  restrained,

•  subdued,

•  tasteful,

•  toned-down,

•  understated,

•  unobtrusive

1: as in casual, everyday;

•  Synonyms : 

•  casual,

•  everyday,

•  informal,

•  workaday,

•  shabby,

•  sloppy,

•  slovenly,

•  unkempt,

•  dégagé,

•  relaxed,

•  sporty

•  Antonyms : 

•  dressy,

•  formal,

•  noncasual,

•  best,

•  Sunday,

•  dressed up,

•  chic,

•  elegant,

•  fashionable,

•  smart,

•  stylish,

•  neat,

•  tidy,

•  trim,

•  semiformal

1: as in decked (out), dolled up;

•  Synonyms : 

•  decked (out),

•  dolled up,

•  spiffy

•  Antonyms : 

•  ragged,

•  raggedy,

•  ragtag,

•  tatterdemalion,

•  tattered,

•  bedraggled,

•  scroungy,

•  scruffy,

•  shabby,

•  threadbare,

•  down-at-the-heels

2: as in best, noncasual;

•  Synonyms : 

•  chic,

•  elegant,

•  fashionable,

•  smart,

•  stylish,

•  dressy,

•  formal,

•  noncasual,

•  neat,

•  tidy,

•  trim,

•  best,

•  Sunday,

•  semiformal

•  Antonyms : 

•  casual,

•  everyday,

•  informal,

•  workaday,

•  dégagé,

•  relaxed,

•  sporty,

•  dressed down

1: to cover with a bandage;

  * e.g., " ... first wash and then dress the wound "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bandaged,

•  bound,

•  swathed

•  Antonyms : 

•  blemished,

•  defaced,

•  disfigured,

•  marred,

•  scarred,

•  spoiled

2: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming;

  * e.g., " ... let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adorned,

•  arrayed,

•  beautified,

•  bedecked,

•  bedizened,

•  blazoned,

•  caparisoned,

•  decked,

•  decorated,

•  did,

•  did up,

•  dolled up,

•  draped,

•  embellished,

•  emblazed,

•  embossed,

•  enriched,

•  fancied up,

•  fancified,

•  festooned,

•  garnished,

•  glitzed (up),

•  graced,

•  gussied up,

•  ornamented,

•  prettied (up),

•  trimmed

•  Antonyms : 

•  disarrayed,

•  disrobed,

•  stripped,

•  unclothed,

•  undressed,

•  untrussed

3: to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure;

  * e.g., " ... dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  buffed,

•  burnished,

•  furbished,

•  glossed,

•  ground,

•  polished,

•  rubbed,

•  shone,

•  smoothed,

•  smoothened

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cover with a bandage;

  * e.g., " ... first wash and then dress the wound "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bandage,

•  bind,

•  swathe

•  Antonyms : 

•  blemish,

•  deface,

•  disfigure,

•  mar,

•  scar,

•  spoil

2: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming;

  * e.g., " ... let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adorn,

•  array,

•  beautify,

•  bedeck,

•  bedizen,

•  blazon,

•  caparison,

•  deck,

•  decorate,

•  do,

•  do up,

•  doll up,

•  drape,

•  embellish,

•  emblaze,

•  emboss,

•  enrich,

•  fancify,

•  fancy up,

•  festoon,

•  garnish,

•  glitz (up),

•  grace,

•  gussy up,

•  ornament,

•  pretty (up),

•  trim

•  Antonyms : 

•  disarray,

•  disrobe,

•  strip,

•  unclothe,

•  undress,

•  untruss

3: to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure;

  * e.g., " ... dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  buff,

•  burnish,

•  furbish,

•  gloss,

•  grind,

•  polish,

•  rub,

•  shine,

•  smooth,

•  smoothen

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basted,

•  bawled out,

•  berated,

•  called down,

•  castigated,

•  chastised,

•  chewed out,

•  flayed,

•  hammered,

•  jawed,

•  keelhauled,

•  lambasted,

•  lectured,

•  ragged,

•  railed (at or against),

•  ranted (at),

•  rated,

•  reamed (out),

•  rebuked,

•  reprimanded,

•  reproached,

•  scolded,

•  scored,

•  tongue-lashed,

•  upbraided

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put on one's best or formal clothes;

  * e.g., " ... we always like to dress up when going to parties "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dolled up,

•  dressed

•  Antonyms : 

•  unmasked

2: to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity;

  * e.g., " ... the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph "

•  Synonyms : 

•  camouflaged,

•  cloaked,

•  disguised,

•  masked

•  Antonyms : 

•  disarrayed,

•  disrobed,

•  stripped,

•  unclothed,

•  undressed,

•  untrussed

3: to make more desirable;

  * e.g., " ... dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market "

•  Synonyms : 

•  candied,

•  enhanced,

•  sweetened

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  baste,

•  bawl out,

•  berate,

•  call down,

•  castigate,

•  chastise,

•  chew out,

•  flay,

•  hammer,

•  jaw,

•  keelhaul,

•  lambaste,

•  lecture,

•  rag,

•  rail (at or against),

•  rant (at),

•  rate,

•  ream (out),

•  rebuke,

•  reprimand,

•  reproach,

•  scold,

•  score,

•  tongue-lash,

•  upbraid

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put on one's best or formal clothes;

  * e.g., " ... we always like to dress up when going to parties "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doll up,

•  dress

•  Antonyms : 

•  unmask

2: to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity;

  * e.g., " ... the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph "

•  Synonyms : 

•  camouflage,

•  cloak,

•  disguise,

•  mask

•  Antonyms : 

•  disarray,

•  disrobe,

•  strip,

•  unclothe,

•  undress,

•  untruss

3: to make more desirable;

  * e.g., " ... dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market "

•  Synonyms : 

•  candy,

•  enhance,

•  sweeten

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a deceptively attractive external appearance;

  * e.g., " ... the crime-does-not-pay moralizing is just window dressing for nasty hard-boiled stories "

•  Synonyms : 

•  facade,

•  gloss,

•  veneer

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)