dress-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈdres-ˌəp

plural dress-ups

: a time or occasion for which fancy or formal clothing is worn

Miller used to favor high-necked lace blouses for dress-up and fishing hats for play.

Curry Kirkpatrick

Marla feels comfiest in jeans and sweats but likes soft beiges for dress-up.

People Weekly

Also like their parents, children want a wardrobe that is suitable for a variety of activities: play, school and dress-up.

Andrea Skinner

: a game or activity (as for children) that involves dressing up in special clothing or costumes

Most young children like to play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face.

Christine Gorman

Nina was petite but too muscular to wear her mother's cast-off Chanel. She was like a girl playing dress-up.

Tom Jenks

I drew pictures with her and played dress-up with our mother's party gowns.

Lorene Cary

So get in the spirit with these costume parties, haunted tours, pet dress-ups, … and haunted houses.

Cincinnati.com

dress up

2 of 2

verb

dressed up; dressing up; dresses up

transitive verb

: to make more attractive, glamorous, or fancy

dress up a plain dessert with a rich chocolate sauce

: to attire in best or formal clothes

: to attire in clothes suited to a particular role

: to present in the most attractive or impressive light

a fiasco dressed up as a triumph

intransitive verb

: to get dressed up

Example Sentences

Verb we always like to dress up when going to parties the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Ever the stylist, Young also explained that jewelry like this offers an easy fix to dress up an ensemble for Zoom meetings.

Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 There was no pressure to dress up, there was no pressure to go and meet people, there was no pressure to wear high heels.

Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Attendees can dress up or down depending on personal taste.

Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 For a top that's easy to dress up or down, opt for the Timeson V-Neck Short Sleeve Chiffon Blouse.

Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2022 Her goal is to have customers dress up in their best outfits for their tea experiences.

Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2022 Here, pops of lime green and navy enter in the form of patterned throw pillows to dress up an otherwise neutral color scheme.

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Look no further for non-tacky Halloween party decor to dress up your fright night.

Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 What better way to show your excitement than to dress up as Black Panther this Halloween?

Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 See More

dressed up 1 of 2

adjective

as in dolled up

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

dolled up
decked (out)
spiffy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tattered
ragged
raggedy
scroungy
shabby
scruffy
ragtag
tatterdemalion
bedraggled
threadbare
down-at-the-heel
down-at-heels
down-at-the-heels
down-at-heel

as in dressy

Synonyms & Similar Words

dressy
stylish
chic
noncasual
trim
elegant
fashionable
formal
smart
tidy
best
semiformal
neat
Sunday

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

informal
casual
everyday
workaday
relaxed
sporty
dressed down
dégagé

dressed up

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dress up

as in dressed

to put on one's best or formal clothes we always like to dress up when going to parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

dressed
dolled up
prinked
costumed
clad
clothed
suited
smartened (up)
garmented
togged (out or up)
accessorized
decked
preened
bedizened
robed
primped
attired
rigged (out)
garbed
appareled
bedecked
arrayed
caparisoned
duded (up)
invested
apparelled

as in disguised

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph

Synonyms & Similar Words

disguised
concealed
masked
camouflaged
simulated
hid
cloaked
blotted out
covered
obscured
screened
posed
assumed
affected
curtained
veiled
shrouded
masqueraded
enshrouded
played
blanketed
shammed
cosmeticized
pretended
feigned
occulted
glossed (over)
dissimulated
gilt
dissembled
acted
varnished
counterfeited
gilded
whitewashed
impersonated
faked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exposed
exhibited
displayed
unmasked
uncovered
showed
exposed
disclosed
discovered
flaunted
unveiled
paraded
revealed
betrayed
divulged
unclothed
uncloaked
undraped
bared

as in candied

to make more desirable dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market

Synonyms & Similar Words

candied
sweetened
improved
spruced
souped up
meliorated
enhanced
ameliorated
cosmeticized
enriched
tricked
embellished
dolled up

as in clad

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

clad
clothed
dressed
vestured
garmented
costumed
attired
gowned
decked (out)
togged (up or out)
draped
got up
wrapped
robed
enrobed
garbed
did up
habited
suited
rigged (out)
toileted
appareled
bedecked
arrayed
caparisoned
dressed down
furnished
frocked
apparelled
jacketed
invested
enswathed
vested
cloaked
equipped
swaddled
tailored
mantled
uniformed
bedighted
huddled
outfitted
bedight
swathed
happed
accoutred
habilitated
underdressed
accoutered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stripped
disrobed
undressed
stript
unclothed
untrussed
uncovered
denuded
disarrayed
unveiled
divested
undraped

单词	dressed up
释义	dress-up 1 of 2 noun ˈdres-ˌəp plural dress-ups 1 : a time or occasion for which fancy or formal clothing is worn Miller used to favor high-necked lace blouses for dress-up and fishing hats for play. Curry Kirkpatrick Marla feels comfiest in jeans and sweats but likes soft beiges for dress-up. People Weekly Also like their parents, children want a wardrobe that is suitable for a variety of activities: play, school and dress-up. Andrea Skinner 2 : a game or activity (as for children) that involves dressing up in special clothing or costumes Most young children like to play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face. Christine Gorman Nina was petite but too muscular to wear her mother's cast-off Chanel. She was like a girl playing dress-up. Tom Jenks I drew pictures with her and played dress-up with our mother's party gowns. Lorene Cary So get in the spirit with these costume parties, haunted tours, pet dress-ups, … and haunted houses. Cincinnati.com dress up 2 of 2 verb dressed up; dressing up; dresses up transitive verb 1 : to make more attractive, glamorous, or fancy dress up a plain dessert with a rich chocolate sauce 2 a : to attire in best or formal clothes b : to attire in clothes suited to a particular role 3 : to present in the most attractive or impressive light a fiasco dressed up as a triumph intransitive verb : to get dressed up Synonyms Verb doll up dress See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb we always like to dress up when going to parties the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph Recent Examples on the Web Verb Ever the stylist, Young also explained that jewelry like this offers an easy fix to dress up an ensemble for Zoom meetings. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 There was no pressure to dress up, there was no pressure to go and meet people, there was no pressure to wear high heels. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Attendees can dress up or down depending on personal taste. Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 For a top that's easy to dress up or down, opt for the Timeson V-Neck Short Sleeve Chiffon Blouse. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2022 Her goal is to have customers dress up in their best outfits for their tea experiences. Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2022 Here, pops of lime green and navy enter in the form of patterned throw pillows to dress up an otherwise neutral color scheme. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Look no further for non-tacky Halloween party decor to dress up your fright night. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 What better way to show your excitement than to dress up as Black Panther this Halloween? Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun from the phrasal verb dress up First Known Use Noun 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a dressed up 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in dolled up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dolled up decked (out) spiffy Antonyms & Near Antonyms tattered ragged raggedy scroungy shabby scruffy ragtag tatterdemalion bedraggled threadbare down-at-the-heel down-at-heels down-at-the-heels down-at-heel See More 2 as in dressy Synonyms & Similar Words dressy stylish chic noncasual trim elegant fashionable formal smart tidy best semiformal neat Sunday Antonyms & Near Antonyms informal casual everyday workaday relaxed sporty dressed down dégagé See More dressed up 2 of 2 verb past tense of dress up 1 as in dressed to put on one's best or formal clothes we always like to dress up when going to parties Synonyms & Similar Words dressed dolled up prinked costumed clad clothed suited smartened (up) garmented togged (out or up) accessorized decked preened bedizened robed primped attired rigged (out) garbed appareled bedecked arrayed caparisoned duded (up) invested apparelled 2 as in disguised to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph Synonyms & Similar Words disguised concealed masked camouflaged simulated hid cloaked blotted out covered obscured screened posed assumed affected curtained veiled shrouded masqueraded enshrouded played blanketed shammed cosmeticized pretended feigned occulted glossed (over) dissimulated gilt dissembled acted varnished counterfeited gilded whitewashed impersonated faked Antonyms & Near Antonyms exposed exhibited displayed unmasked uncovered showed exposed disclosed discovered flaunted unveiled paraded revealed betrayed divulged unclothed uncloaked undraped bared See More 3 as in candied to make more desirable dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market Synonyms & Similar Words candied sweetened improved spruced souped up meliorated enhanced ameliorated cosmeticized enriched tricked embellished dolled up 4 as in clad to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans Synonyms & Similar Words clad clothed dressed vestured garmented costumed attired gowned decked (out) togged (up or out) draped got up wrapped robed enrobed garbed did up habited suited rigged (out) toileted appareled bedecked arrayed caparisoned dressed down furnished frocked apparelled jacketed invested enswathed vested cloaked equipped swaddled tailored mantled uniformed bedighted huddled outfitted bedight swathed happed accoutred habilitated underdressed accoutered Antonyms & Near Antonyms stripped disrobed undressed stript unclothed untrussed uncovered denuded disarrayed unveiled divested undraped See More
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