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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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One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Her Mugler dress, created by artist and designer Anna Deller-Yee, nailed the theme of “costume art” in a stunning way.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

See how Bad Bunny, Cher and more interpreted the dress code ‘fashion is art’

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And singer Rose, a multiple Grammy nominee this year for "APT," her banger collab with Bruno Mars, wore a chic strapless black dress with a high slit and an outsized bird brooch at her waist.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

My lungs fought to expand inside the stupidly tight dress as I looked left and right down the empty hallway.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin