dresses

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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Saturdays were once the busiest days, and Joel’s two shops would each sell 50 dresses or more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The bridesmaids' dresses were also designed by Emilia Wickstead, and the girls wore earrings from Aspinal London.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

One order was for six dresses for a quinceañera and the rest for prom and a wedding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Then come tops and dresses, as well as adjustments to rings, bracelets and shoe sizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I retie the bows in my sisters’ hair and tell them to straighten their dresses.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar