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1. (noun) dress, frock
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Synonyms: clothes, apparel, dress, garb, attire, frock, wearing apparel
Antonyms: informal, uncase, undress, strip down, peel, discase, disrobe, unclothe, strip

2. (noun) attire, garb, dress
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Synonyms: clothes, apparel, dress, garb, attire, frock, wearing apparel
Antonyms: informal, undress, disrobe, strip down, peel, discase, uncase, strip, unclothe

3. (adj) apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes
clothing in general
Synonyms: clothes, apparel, garb, dress, attire, frock, wearing apparel
Antonyms: informal, undress, peel, discase, strip down, strip, unclothe, disrobe, uncase

4. (adj) full-dress, dress
suitable for formal occasions
Synonyms: full-dress, dress
Antonyms: informal, uncase, peel, discase, undress, disrobe, strip down, unclothe, strip

5. (verb) dress, full-dress
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
Synonyms: dress, full-dress
Antonyms: informal, unclothe, peel, strip, uncase, disrobe, discase, undress, strip down

6. (verb) dress, get dressed
put on clothes
Synonyms: line up, decorate, curry, clip, preen, apparel, primp, prune, garment, habilitate, trim, dress out, arrange, garb, raiment, coiffe, do, coiffure, get dressed, plume, coif, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, unclothe, peel, discase, strip, strip down, uncase, undress, disrobe

7. (verb) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
provide with clothes or put clothes on
Synonyms: line up, cloak, decorate, outfit, curry, clip, preen, apparel, primp, prune, drape, garment, habilitate, robe, trim, invest, dress out, arrange, adorn, garb, raiment, coiffe, fit, do, coiffure, equip, get dressed, plume, coif, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, strip down, strip, uncase, discase, disrobe, unclothe, undress, peel

8. (verb) dress
put a finish on
Synonyms: curry, garnish, tog, habilitate, cut back, garment, dress up, apparel, lop, prune, arrange, decorate, clothe, primp, crop, garb, coif, clip, dress out, set, line up, preen, coiffe, get dressed, fit out, enclothe, raiment, groom, trim, plume, coiffure, do, snip
Antonyms: informal, unclothe, strip, discase, undress, uncase, peel, strip down, disrobe

9. (verb) dress, dress up
dress in a certain manner
Synonyms: line up, rig out, prink, decorate, curry, clip, preen, fig up, apparel, fancy up, deck out, primp, prune, barde, trick up, garment, habilitate, tog up, deck up, trim, dress out, arrange, gussy up, garb, attire, raiment, window-dress, coiffe, do, overdress, coiffure, get dressed, bard, plume, coif, trick out, get up, garnish, caparison, fig out, fit out, crop, dress up, costume, tog out, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, strip down, disrobe, peel, uncase, unclothe, discase, undress, strip

10. (verb) preen, primp, plume, dress
dress or groom with elaborate care
Synonyms: line up, pride, decorate, hook, dress, dress out, clip, preen, apparel, rob, primp, prune, garment, lop, trim, soak, overcharge, coif, surcharge, arrange, garb, raiment, coiffe, gazump, groom, coiffure, do, get dressed, plume, pluck, garnish, curry, congratulate, fit out, habilitate, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, crop, fleece
Antonyms: informal, disrobe, uncase, unclothe, undress, strip down, peel, strip, discase

11. (verb) dress, dress out
kill and prepare for market or consumption
Synonyms: line up, decorate, curry, clip, preen, apparel, primp, prune, garment, habilitate, trim, dress out, arrange, garb, raiment, coiffe, do, coiffure, get dressed, plume, coif, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, strip, strip down, discase, undress, uncase, peel, disrobe, unclothe

12. (verb) dress, line up
arrange in ranks
Synonyms: line up, queue up, decorate, curry, get hold, clip, preen, apparel, queue, primp, find, prune, garment, habilitate, trim, dress out, arrange, align, come up, garb, raiment, coiffe, do, coiffure, get dressed, plume, coif, garnish, adjust, fit out, crop, aline, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, strip down, discase, undress, strip, uncase, unclothe, peel, disrobe

13. (verb) trim, garnish, dress
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Synonyms: line up, decorate, pare, dress, crop, clip, preen, apparel, shave, trim down, primp, prune, garment, cut, trim back, trim, dress out, arrange, garb, cut down, raiment, coiffe, reduce, groom, coiffure, do, get dressed, garnishee, plume, coif, garnish, curry, fit out, habilitate, dress up, bring down, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop
Antonyms: informal, uncase, disrobe, strip, discase, undress, strip down, peel, unclothe

14. (verb) dress, decorate
provide with decoration
Synonyms: line up, decorate, curry, clip, preen, apparel, ornament, primp, prune, garment, habilitate, beautify, trim, dress out, arrange, adorn, embellish, garb, raiment, coiffe, do, coiffure, get dressed, plume, coif, deck, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, grace, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, unclothe, uncase, disrobe, strip down, strip, peel, undress, discase

15. (verb) dress
put a dressing on
Synonyms: curry, garnish, tog, habilitate, cut back, garment, dress up, apparel, lop, prune, arrange, decorate, clothe, primp, crop, garb, coif, clip, dress out, set, line up, preen, coiffe, get dressed, fit out, enclothe, raiment, groom, trim, plume, coiffure, do, snip
Antonyms: informal, undress, strip, unclothe, strip down, uncase, discase, disrobe, peel

16. (verb) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Synonyms: line up, pare, work, crop, dress out, shave, preen, apparel, range, trim down, primp, prune, garment, snip off, cut, curtail, jog, trim back, trim, browse, garnish, arrange, sever, garb, cut down, raiment, pasture, coiffe, reduce, habilitate, discerp, coiffure, do, flash back, get dressed, rationalize, curb, plume, rationalise, cut short, coif, nip off, curry, restrict, fit out, clip, trot, dress up, decorate, cultivate, bring down, clothe, graze, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, undress, discase, strip, peel, disrobe, strip down, unclothe, uncase

17. (verb) dress
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Synonyms: curry, garnish, tog, habilitate, cut back, garment, dress up, apparel, lop, prune, arrange, decorate, clothe, primp, crop, garb, coif, clip, dress out, set, line up, preen, coiffe, get dressed, fit out, enclothe, raiment, groom, trim, plume, coiffure, do, snip
Antonyms: informal, strip, undress, uncase, peel, unclothe, discase, strip down, disrobe

18. (verb) dress
convert into leather
Synonyms: curry, garnish, tog, habilitate, cut back, garment, dress up, apparel, lop, prune, arrange, decorate, clothe, primp, crop, garb, coif, clip, dress out, set, line up, preen, coiffe, get dressed, fit out, enclothe, raiment, groom, trim, plume, coiffure, do, snip
Antonyms: informal, disrobe, uncase, strip down, strip, discase, peel, unclothe, undress

19. (verb) dress
apply a bandage or medication to
Synonyms: curry, garnish, tog, habilitate, cut back, garment, dress up, apparel, lop, prune, arrange, decorate, clothe, primp, crop, garb, coif, clip, dress out, set, line up, preen, coiffe, get dressed, fit out, enclothe, raiment, groom, trim, plume, coiffure, do, snip
Antonyms: informal, peel, strip, unclothe, disrobe, strip down, uncase, discase, undress

20. (verb) dress, groom, curry
give a neat appearance to
Synonyms: line up, decorate, curry, prepare, clip, preen, apparel, primp, prune, garment, habilitate, trim, dress out, arrange, garb, raiment, train, coiffe, do, coiffure, get dressed, plume, neaten, coif, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom
Antonyms: informal, uncase, peel, strip down, unclothe, undress, disrobe, discase, strip

21. (verb) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
arrange attractively
Synonyms: habilitate, clip, act, tog, get dressed, localize, decorate, make, gear up, fructify, coiffure, lop, get along, plant, put, do, answer, garb, place, curry, cut back, fix, crop, countersink, arrange, set up, practice, execute, stage, garment, practise, raiment, fix up, behave, plume, lay, snip, dress, dress up, localise, mark, serve, primp, go under, make out, manage, specify, correct, come, clothe, set, position, garnish, dress out, sic, limit, jell, prepare, coiffe, define, perform, pose, format, coif, enclothe, typeset, ready, rig, order, prune, determine, suffice, groom, exercise, go down, congeal, trim, line up, preen, cause, fare, lay out, apparel, fit out, adjust
Antonyms: informal, undress, disrobe, unclothe, discase, strip, uncase, strip down, peel

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'dress'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. dress
Clothing denotes the entire covering of the body, taken as a whole; clothes and garments view it as composed of separate parts. Clothes, clothing, and garments may be used of inner or out
Synonyms: dress, apparel, clothes, garb, habit, uniform, array, clothing, garments, raiment, vestments, attire, costume, habiliments, robes, vesture
Antonyms: bareness, dishabille, exposure, nakedness, nudity, undress, disarray

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