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Definitions

well-dressed

[wel-drest] / ˈwɛlˈdrɛst /
ADJECTIVE
dressed to the nines
Synonyms
WEAK
dolled up dressed to advantage dressed to kill dressed to the teeth dressed-up gussied up in full dress in full feather soignée spiffed up spruced up well-turned-out
ADJECTIVE
handsome
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attractive beautiful clean-cut dapper elegant good-looking graceful lovely personable smart smooth stately stylish suave
WEAK
aristocratic august becoming comely fine impressive majestic noble pulchritudinous robust sharp spruce strong virile well-proportioned
Antonyms
STRONGEST
awkward disagreeable dull homely rough ruffled ugly unfashionable unsophisticated unstylish wrinkled
WEAK
unattractive

Example Sentences

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And so it was on Wednesday and Saturday nights, the IPO’s first and last appearances at Carnegie this visit, with tempers between the often-masked protesters and the well-dressed concertgoers flaring occasionally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

For the first time electronic line calling has been introduced at the All England Club with the well-dressed line judges replaced by AI.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

A down-and-out man is approached by a mysterious, well-dressed figure who uses a simple kid’s game to test his want of money against his tolerance for pain and humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

When she was photographed or filmed going in and out of the courthouse in Manhattan where her defamation lawsuit against Trump was heard, we saw a poised, well-dressed woman walking or standing with her attorney.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

A tall, well-dressed black man came forward and paused.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright