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Definitions

gussy up

VERB
adorn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beautify bedeck deck dress up embellish grace spruce up trim
STRONG
array enhance enrich furbish garnish ornament
WEAK
doll up fix up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disfigure mar spoil uglify
STRONG
decrease reduce
WEAK
damage deform hurt leave plain
VERB
deck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorn beautify bedeck clothe decorate embellish festoon
STRONG
accouter appoint array attire dress garland garnish grace ornament prettify primp slick trim
WEAK
dress up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disfigure mar spoil
STRONG
disrobe mess up uglify
WEAK
unclothe
VERB
decorate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorn bedeck brighten deck do up dress up festoon fix up grace illuminate paint renovate spruce up trim
STRONG
bedizen burnish color enhance enrich finish furbish garnish gild idealize ornament perfect prank
WEAK
add finishing touches dress out frill jazz up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
darken dull hurt ruin uglify
STRONG
decrease reduce
VERB
doll up
Synonyms
WEAK
deck out fix up preen primp put on best clothes smarten up spiff spruce up
Antonyms
WEAK
dress down
VERB
dress up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attire clothe deck out embellish spruce up
WEAK
array beautify fit out fix up improve overdress preen prettify primp prink slick smarten spiff up titivate
Antonyms
WEAK
dress casually dress down
VERB
embellish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorn bedeck dress up embroider exaggerate festoon gild overstate spiff up
STRONG
amplify array beautify color deck elaborate enhance enrich fudge garnish grace magnify ornament trim
WEAK
add bells and whistles emblaze fix up give details spruce up
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease harm lessen reduce
WEAK
deface disfigure mar simplify spoil uglify
VERB
emblazon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decorate embellish paint
STRONG
beautify brighten color deck ornament
WEAK
add finishing touches do up fix up jazz up spruce up
VERB
embroider
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bedeck decorate embellish knit stitch
STRONG
beautify braid color deck garnish gild ornament pattern quilt work
WEAK
cross-stitch fix up spruce up weave pattern
Antonyms
STRONG
harm
VERB
fix up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
furnish rehabilitate spruce up
WEAK
deck dress up primp provide repair smarten spiff
Antonyms
WEAK
corrupt deface defile uglify
VERB
furbish
Synonyms
STRONG
brighten buff burnish clean glaze gloss improve recondition refurbish rehabilitate renew restore rub shine
WEAK
deck out fix up smarten up spruce up
Antonyms
STRONG
damage destroy dull hurt ruin
VERB
garnish
Synonyms
STRONG
adorn beautify bedeck deck decorate enhance grace ornament trim
WEAK
dress up fix up set off spiff up spruce up
Antonyms
STRONG
mar
WEAK
decrease divest harm hurt leave plain strip
VERB
primp
Synonyms
STRONG
groom preen prepare slick spruce titivate
WEAK
deck out dress up fix up get dressed up smarten spiff
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
mess up uglify
VERB
refurbish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix up modernize overhaul recondition redo refit rehabilitate remodel renovate repair restore revamp update
STRONG
mend refresh rejuvenate renew retread spruce
WEAK
clean up do up reequip rehab set to rights
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antique break damage destroy hurt ruin
STRONG
kill
VERB
renovate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clean overhaul refit refurbish rehabilitate remake remodel repair restore revamp revitalize revive spruce up update
STRONG
cleanse do face-lift reactivate recondition reconstitute recreate reform refresh rekindle renew resurrect resuscitate retread retrieve revivify spruce
WEAK
do up make over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy dirty hurt ruin
WEAK
demolish

Example Sentences

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Dolly Parton is starting an apparel brand for dogs that will let pet owners gussy up their pups just like the legendary country music singer.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2022

In a segment this week on the Today Show, she offered a brilliant suggestion: how to gussy up plain ol', store-bought vanilla ice cream and make it into a dinner party-worthy dessert.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022

The trouble arrives when he tries to gussy up his psychologist’s hat with his more elaborate public intellectual’s attire.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Depending on how you like to gussy up your voice for chats, streams, or podcast appearances, you might be able to get some solid performance out of the Icepop.

From The Verge • Aug. 10, 2021

“Let’s try it! We’ll just take Miss St. James’s hairbrush and a perfume bottle or two—something to gussy up Theo’s room and make it look as though a young lady lives there.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse