DRESSES UP Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

dresses up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dress up

as in dresses

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

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as in disguises

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

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as in spruces

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

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as in clothes

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

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Recent Examples of dresses up The eye-catching hem instantly dresses up a pair of basic blue jeans, especially when styled with a blouse or sweater. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 In the dark comedy Bad Santa, Thornton plays Willie, a miserable, heavy-drinking con man who dresses up as Santa with his elf sidekick (Tony Cox) to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 The easy style slips right onto the foot, offers actual support, and dresses up your favorite wardrobe staples. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026 In a town that dresses up the seafood shack classics, Barbary Coast’s Mediterranean menu stands apart. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Allie dresses up as Jennifer Lopez—plunging green Versace dress and all. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026 Creamy Parmesan sauce dresses up bowtie pasta, collard greens, asparagus, and peas for a simple and nutritious main course. — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026 These men are supported by Nancy, a woman who dresses up in a nurse’s costume but seems to have no medical training. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 The performer dresses up in a Bigfoot costume and plays along with electronic music on the saxophone. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

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Possessing a Midwestern accent, Calvin Klein dresses, Black American skin and hair care products, and a butter-pecan skin tone, Ericka quickly wins over the crew Paulina has ruled for years.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Nina Piccini, a personal stylist who typically dresses female founders and executives, says workplace clothing is, more than anything, a visual cue.

— Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dresses

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With a virtual private network, your requests are pushed through an anonymized server in a different location, which disguises your identifying information.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
L’Oréal Paris’ True Match Radiant Serum Concealer checks both boxes, delivering medium coverage that disguises dark circles, redness, blemishes, and discoloration without looking heavy.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of disguises

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Murphy also mentions Zernell Gillie’s gourmand-adjacent Jazz, wherein honey sweetens tobacco, mahogany, and resinous opoponax (a type of myrrh).

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
The legislation also sweetens conditions for productions that choose to monetize a portion of their tax credits instead of putting the full value toward their tax liability.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweetens

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But like Fenberg, Democratic and liberal critics argue that Advance essentially distills its proposals into simple, even deceptive, language that masks the true impact.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2026
None of it masks the fact that nostalgia, no matter how closely held and beloved, is not enough to save a film.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of masks

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Storyteller Overland Storyteller also enhances the rear’s role as a storage garage, adding MOLLE-style organizational panels to the underside of the bed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Mexar developed Vapor, a wearable fan for frontline workers that enhances the body’s natural evaporative cooling.

— Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhances

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What isn’t vintage is mostly custom designed by Levin—a wall-to-wall couch with conversation pit vibes, a wooden bed with an attached bench, a thoughtful floating console that hides a TV.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
On the day of the scavenger hunt, the team hides its creations around town, while ravenous worm-hunters eagerly await their first hint of where a ceramic worm decorated to look like a pickle, or a crayon, or a rainbow dinosaur, can be found.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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