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dressed to kill

ADJECTIVE
dapper
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classy dashing rakish spry stylish
WEAK
bandbox brisk chic chichi clean dainty doggy dressed to nines jaunty natty nice nifty nimble nobby posh prim ritzy sassy sharp showy smart snazzy snug spiffy spruce swank swanky swell trim turned out well-turned-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
plain unstylish
WEAK
dirty dishevelled ruffled rumpled scruffy shabby sloppy tousled ungroomed wrinkled
ADJECTIVE
dressed to the nines
Synonyms
WEAK
dolled up dressed to advantage dressed to the teeth dressed-up gussied up in full dress in full feather soignée spiffed up spruced up well-dressed well-turned-out
ADJECTIVE
dressed up
Synonyms
WEAK
dolled up dressed to the nines fashionable formal gussied up in full dress in one's best bib and tucker ornate spruced up
ADJECTIVE
dressy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chic classy elegant stylish
WEAK
dressed to the nines dressed up elaborate fancy in high feather looking sharp ornate ritzy smart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inelegant old-fashioned unfashionable unstylish
WEAK
casual dowdy informal
ADJECTIVE
natty
Synonyms
WEAK
chic chichi classy clean dainty dapper dashing dressed to the nines elegant fashionable neat prim sharp slick smart snazzy spiffy spruce spruced up stylish swanky trim well-groomed well-turned-out
ADJECTIVE
smart
Synonyms
STRONG
chic dashing elegant exclusive fine spruce swank trim
WEAK
dapper fly in fashion last word latest thing modish natty neat snappy trendy well-turned-out with it
Antonyms
STRONG
unkempt unstylish
WEAK
dowdy old unfashionable worn
ADJECTIVE
snazzy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chic classy dressy flashy nifty slick stylish swank trendy upscale
WEAK
attractive beautiful chichi dapper dashing fashionable in vogue jazzy now ritzy sharp smart snappy sophisticated uptown voguish well-turned-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inelegant old-fashioned plain unfashionable unstylish
ADJECTIVE
spiffy
Synonyms
WEAK
chic chichi classy dandy dapper dashing fashionable high-class in fashion in vogue jazzy mod now ritzy sharp showy sleek slick smart snappy snazzy stunning swank upscale uptown voguish à la mode
ADJECTIVE
stylish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beautiful chic classy dapper dressy fashionable jazzy mod new nifty polished sleek slick smart snazzy trendy upscale
WEAK
chichi dap dashing dressed to the teeth fly groovy high-class in in fashion in the mainstream in vogue last-word latest modernistic now ostentatious pretentious rakish ritzy sassy sharp showy snappy swank swell tony up-to-date uptown urbane voguish well-turned-out à la mode
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dowdy dull inelegant old old-fashioned plain rough stupid unfashionable ungroomed unintelligent unpolished unstylish worn

Example Sentences

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Even though Moira lost her fortune and lives in a roadside motel in a town called Schitt’s Creek, the former soap opera star is always dressed to kill, complete with a different wig every day.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2020

Languorously paced and literally dressed to kill, the movie is a corrosive attack on beauty — or at least our soulless, corporatized definition of the term — but it is also, above all else, a hypnotically beautiful object.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2016

With its lurid red and brooding villains, the thriller “Triple 9” comes dressed to kill.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2016

I showed up, dressed to kill, and ready to wow the director and the camera crew.

From Forbes • May 28, 2015

I met him several years afterward in Denver, Colorado, dressed to kill, barbered, and highly perfumed.

From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Adams, Andy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.