Another word for dress
dress
n.
Clothing
A woman's outer garment
frock, basic black dress, gown, jumper, sheath, cocktail dress, evening gown, ball gown, formal*, wedding gown, suit, skirt, tunic, robe, sun dress, tank dress, shirtwaist dress, shift, sack, sweater dress, strapless, wraparound, sari, muumuu, toga, cheongsam, housedress, smock, sarong, housecoat; see also clothes.
dress
v.
To put on clothes
don, put on, wear, garb, clothe, change clothes, robe, attire, apparel, costume, drape, array, cover, wrap up, get into, fit into, try on, slip on, slip into, throw on, fix up, spruce up, dress up, overdress, muffle up, bundle up, deck, deck out, doll up*, trick out*, tog up*, underdress, dress down; see also clothe, dress up, wear 1.
To provide with clothes
To make ready for show or use
groom, adorn, ornament, make ready; see decorate, prepare 1, trim 2.
To give medical treatment
attend, treat, bandage, cleanse, sterilize, cauterize, give first aid, bind, apply a surgical dressing, apply antiseptics, apply medication, plaster, sew up, remove stitches; see also heal 1.
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Another word for dress
To put clothes on:
apparel, attire, clothe, garb, garment, invest. (Informal) tog. See put onTo furnish with decorations.
Also used with up: adorn, bedeck, deck2 (out), decorate, embellish, garnish, ornament, trim. See beautifulTo apply therapeutic materials to (a wound):
bandage, bind. See care forTo prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:
cultivate, culture, tend2, till, work. See prepared, touch
To criticize for a fault or an offense:
admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. (Informal) bawl out, lambaste. (Slang) chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See attack, praise
To dress in formal or special clothing:
array, attire, deck2 (out), prank2. (Informal) trick out (or up). (Slang) doll up. See order, plain, put on
Articles worn to cover the body:
apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. (Informal) dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). (Slang) thread (used in plural). See put onA set or style of clothing:
costume, garb, guise, habiliment (often used in plural), outfit, turnout. (Informal) getup, rig. See put onA one-piece skirted outer garment for women and children:
frock, gown. See put on
MLA Style
"dress." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 12 February 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/DRESS>.
APA Style
dress. (n.d.). Retrieved February 12th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/DRESS
