underdressed

verb

past tense of underdress
as in uniformed

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  1. dressed down
  2. tailored
  3. outfitted
  4. furnished
  5. equipped
  6. draped
  7. huddled
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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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  • 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
  • Most notable is a bridal suite called The Salon, furnished with pieces from Serena & Lily, which was designed to suit the needs of a bridal party on the morning of the big day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
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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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  • Under constant threats from above, residents live largely in a spider’s world, with roads, sidewalks and gas stations draped in netting to entangle drones.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The walls were draped with red velvet, while tables were spread with candles and garland.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of draped
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  • Eric Bieniemy had the entire offense huddled up after that drive.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The three of us huddled in the torrential darkness with our backs to the palm, not even thinking of our cuts.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of huddled
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“Underdressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdressed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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