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dress up

[dres-uhp] / ˈdrɛsˌʌp /
VERB
put on one's best clothes
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attire clothe deck out embellish spruce up
WEAK
array beautify fit out fix up gussy up improve overdress preen prettify primp prink slick smarten spiff up titivate
Antonyms
WEAK
dress casually dress down

Example Sentences

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I imagine the A.I. bot like a child playing dress-up, donning an oversized blazer and glasses for a game of “businessman.”

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

But the display is tiny, the neural-band bracelet control is too fiddly and the glasses themselves make me look like a kid playing dress-up with her dad’s ’70s eyewear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The video closed out Beyonce's costume dress-up with the caption "Happy Beylloween."

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

James laughed as he remembered playing dress-up at nursery and being desperate to wear a beautiful pink dress.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

If anyone noticed me, they thought I was playing dress-up, as teenagers do.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides