dresses up

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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They largely portrayed Rubin as a retiree who dresses up as characters from “Frozen” to make his grandchildren laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

None of the women she dresses up to be are natural parts of her.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

He usually dresses up as a football player.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

He’s among many here embracing Bukele fervor — he occasionally even dresses up as the president and walks around the city center.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

“It was in a rich house. The people were selling it cheap. I wanted it so much. No, I couldn’t play it. But it was so beautiful...It dresses up the whole room.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith