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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Funders, by contrast, dress up their investments as prepaid forwards and claim capital gains treatment, lowering their top federal tax rate to 23.8% while exempting foreign funders from U.S. taxes entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Trump loves to dress up in white tie and tails to hob-nob with the royals.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

One party source describes it as "tortoise and hare - maybe one day Ed will even dress up as a tortoise".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Others said it’s not worth it to dress up, especially given the hassles now often associated with air travel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Stella held the pale-blue dress up to her face.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

dress up

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