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dress

[dres] / drɛs /
NOUN
clothing; woman's garment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel attire costume ensemble frock garb gown robe skirt smock suit uniform wardrobe
STRONG
accouterment civvies covering drape duds gear guise habiliment habit muumuu outfit pinafore raiment shift things threads tog toga trappings vestment
WEAK
Sunday best attirement dry goods evening clothes toggery
VERB
put on clothing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorn attire clothe cover decorate don drape put on trim turn out wear
STRONG
apparel array bedeck change clad costume deck embellish furbish garb ornament outfit primp raiment rig robe
WEAK
bundle up fit out slip into slip on spruce up suit up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disrobe reveal take off uncover
STRONG
uglify unclothe
WEAK
bare disarray lay bare mess up open rumple undress wrinkle
VERB
physically prepare; groom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange decorate do up fit trim
STRONG
adjust align comb dispose ornament set straighten
WEAK
make ready
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrange disorder displace
WEAK
bare disarray disrobe lay bare mess up open rumple unclothe uncover undress wrinkle
VERB
cover a wound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
treat
STRONG
attend bandage bind cauterize cleanse heal plaster sterilize
WEAK
give first aid sew up
Antonyms
STRONG
dirty
WEAK
bare disarray disrobe lay bare mess up open rumple unclothe uncover undress wrinkle

Example Sentences

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"To all the ARMYs coming to watch, please make sure to dress warmly!!"

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The seller of men’s dress shoes mails roughly 15,000 packages a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Early on in the show, Kirkwood beamed as she left her weather station to join Nugent and Kay on the sofa in a white dress.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

James was whip-smart, meticulous in manner and dress, effortlessly charming.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

We spent the next twenty minutes holding various pieces against the dress, trying them on Anna May, and discussing how she’d style her hair.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu