Antonyms for dress
drɛsdress

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1. dressverb

   Synonyms:
   bandage

2. dressverb

   To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.

   Antonyms:
   disrobe, get undressed, undress, strip

   Synonyms:
   get dressed

3. dressverb

   Synonyms:
   clothe

   Antonyms:
   strip, undress

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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 outer covering; all the other words in the list (with possible rare exceptions in the case of raiment) refer to the outer garments. Array, raiment, and vesture are archaic or poetic; so, too, is habit, except in technical use to denote a lady's riding-dress. The word vestments is now rare, except in ecclesiastical use. Apparel and attire are most frequently used of somewhat complete and elegant outer clothing, tho Shakespeare speaks of "poor and mean attire." Dress may be used, specifically, for a woman's gown, and in that sense may be either rich or shabby; but in the general sense it denotes outer clothing which is meant to be elegant, complete, and appropriate to some social or public occasion; as, full dress, court dress, evening dress, etc. Dress has now largely displaced apparel and attire. Garb denotes the clothing characteristic of some class, profession, or the like; as, the garb of a priest. Costume is chiefly used for that which befits an assumed character; as, a theatrical costume; we sometimes speak of a national costume, etc.

   Antonyms:
   bareness, disarray, dishabille, exposure, nakedness, nudity, undress

   Synonyms:
   apparel, array, attire, clothes, clothing, costume, garb, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, robes, uniform, vestments, vesture

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1. dress

   Antonyms:
   nudity, disorder, disarrangement, undress, deshabille

   Synonyms:
   garniture, preparation, arrangement, clothing, habiliments, accoutrements, vestments, uniform, raiment, apparel, attire, clothes, array, garments, livery, costume, garb, investiture

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Clothing
   • Convert
   • Cooking
   • Decorate
   • Embellish
   • Finish
   • Groom
   • Medicine
   • Position
   • Put On
   • Thin Out
   • Treat
   • Trim
   • Woman's Clothing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dress, frocknoun

   a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

   Antonyms:
   informal, uncase, undress, strip down, peel, discase, disrobe, unclothe, strip

   Synonyms:
   clothes, apparel, garb, attire, frock, wearing apparel

2. attire, garb, dressnoun

   clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

   "formal attire"; "battle dress"

   Antonyms:
   informal, undress, disrobe, strip down, peel, discase, uncase, strip, unclothe

   Synonyms:
   clothes, apparel, garb, attire, frock, wearing apparel

3. apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothesadjective

   clothing in general

   "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

   Antonyms:
   informal, undress, peel, discase, strip down, strip, unclothe, disrobe, uncase

   Synonyms:
   clothes, apparel, garb, attire, frock, wearing apparel

4. full-dress, dressadjective

   suitable for formal occasions

   "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

   Antonyms:
   informal, uncase, peel, discase, undress, disrobe, strip down, unclothe, strip

   Synonyms:
   full-dress

5. dress, full-dressverb

   (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

   "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"

   Antonyms:
   informal, unclothe, peel, strip, uncase, disrobe, discase, undress, strip down

   Synonyms:
   full-dress

6. dress, get dressedverb

   put on clothes

   "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

   Antonyms:
   informal, unclothe, peel, discase, strip, strip down, uncase, undress, disrobe

   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, groom

7. dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparelverb

   provide with clothes or put clothes on

   "Parents must feed and dress their child"

   Antonyms:
   informal, strip down, strip, uncase, discase, disrobe, unclothe, undress, peel

   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, groom

8. dressverb

   put a finish on

   "dress the surface smooth"

   Antonyms:
   informal, unclothe, strip, discase, undress, uncase, peel, strip down, disrobe

   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

9. dress, dress upverb

   dress in a certain manner

   "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

   Antonyms:
   informal, strip down, disrobe, peel, uncase, unclothe, discase, undress, strip

   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, groom

10. preen, primp, plume, dressverb

    dress or groom with elaborate care

    "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

    Antonyms:
    informal, disrobe, uncase, unclothe, undress, strip down, peel, strip, discase

    Synonyms:
    line up, pride, decorate, hook, 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

11. dress, dress outverb

    kill and prepare for market or consumption

    "dress a turkey"

    Antonyms:
    informal, strip, strip down, discase, undress, uncase, peel, disrobe, unclothe

    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, groom

12. dress, line upverb

    arrange in ranks

    "dress troops"

    Antonyms:
    informal, strip down, discase, undress, strip, uncase, unclothe, peel, disrobe

    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, groom

13. trim, garnish, dressverb

    decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

    Antonyms:
    informal, uncase, disrobe, strip, discase, undress, strip down, peel, unclothe

    Synonyms:
    line up, decorate, pare, 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

14. dress, decorateverb

    provide with decoration

    "dress the windows"

    Antonyms:
    informal, unclothe, uncase, disrobe, strip down, strip, peel, undress, discase

    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, groom

15. dressverb

    put a dressing on

    "dress the salads"

    Antonyms:
    informal, undress, strip, unclothe, strip down, uncase, discase, disrobe, peel

    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

16. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut backverb

    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

    "dress the plants in the garden"

    Antonyms:
    informal, undress, discase, strip, peel, disrobe, strip down, unclothe, uncase

    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, groom

17. dressverb

    cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

    Antonyms:
    informal, strip, undress, uncase, peel, unclothe, discase, strip down, disrobe

    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

18. dressverb

    convert into leather

    "dress the tanned skins"

    Antonyms:
    informal, disrobe, uncase, strip down, strip, discase, peel, unclothe, undress

    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

19. dressverb

    apply a bandage or medication to

    "dress the victim's wounds"

    Antonyms:
    informal, peel, strip, unclothe, disrobe, strip down, uncase, discase, undress

    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

20. dress, groom, curryverb

    give a neat appearance to

    "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

    Antonyms:
    informal, uncase, peel, strip down, unclothe, undress, disrobe, discase, strip

    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, groom

21. dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffureverb

    arrange attractively

    "dress my hair for the wedding"

    Antonyms:
    informal, undress, disrobe, unclothe, discase, strip, uncase, strip down, peel

    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 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

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1. dressnoun

   Antonyms:
   undress

   Synonyms:
   gown, toilette, robe, raiment, clothes, clothing, garments, habiliments, attire, garb, apparel, habit, array, costume, togs, toggery

2. dressverb

   Antonyms:
   undress, disrobe, divest, strip, expose

   Synonyms:
   clothe, deck, drape, apparel, robe, array, attire, adjust, align, curry, smooth, plane, finish, castigate, chastise, whip

How to use dress in a sentence?

1. Amy Ott:

   These messages are often damaging to girls. We are not allowed to discriminate in the U.S. based on race, disability, gender, age, etc. … So why are schools discriminating against girls based on their bodies ? you have to try a dress on and see what it looks like on you, not how it looks on someone else. … It’s like shopping for any other kind of clothing in this day and age. You want to look your best and look appropriate.

2. Minka Kelly:

   [Levinson] thought it would be more interesting if my dress fell to the ground, that was my first day as a guest on this new show, and I just didn’t feel comfortable standing there naked.

3. Sandra Bullock:

   I always make a joke: ‘Watch, we’re going to walk down the red carpet, I’m going to be asked about my dress and my hair while the man standing next to me will be asked about his performance and political issues,’ once we start shifting how we perceive women and stop thinking about them as ‘less than,’ the pay disparity will take care of itself. There’s a much bigger issue at hand. I’m glad Hollywood got caught.

4. Somjit Teeraroj:

   I've been looking forward to every Wednesday, when I go to school, dress up as a school student and meet friends. We get to talk and laugh together.

5. Kim Kardashian:

   I was hired by Julien's [in 2016] to put the dress on display, and not just the dress, I put Marilyn Monroe's entire auction on display, i've handled more of her artifacts than anyone in the world. I've touched her driver's license. I've touched her high school yearbook. I've touched her ID card to Korea, when she went to Korea with Joe DiMaggio. I've touched everything that's ever come up for sale, including that dress.

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