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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Well-dressed, friendly, and constantly on the phone with clients, he seemed entirely at ease in the forest.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Well-dressed Black people strolled in the parks and frequented department stores.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

But these men’s nail polish lines stick to cis-masculine tropes: Well-dressed dudes in suits, or expensive sneakers.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

Well-dressed, affable and tan year-round, he was always available in an emergency, and even made house calls.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

well-dressed

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