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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We were on a mud road, and I saw children, aged about 7 to 14, well dressed and walking to school.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But, obviously, Mr. Majestic is too well dressed to be of any use, off road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

On returning to her character, Kendrick added: “Stephanie is, as the kids say, addicted to not serving. So I was like, ‘Can I just be not very well dressed but comfortable?’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

They described him as polite and well dressed.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

The singer, standing at the back of the crowd, was as poorly dressed as the doctor’s daughter was well dressed.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

well-dressed

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