Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Dress Down

• (verb) dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress"
• (verb) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

Synonyms of Dress Down

• Call On The Carpet
• Take To Task
• Rebuke
• Rag
• Trounce
• Reproof
• Lecture
• Reprimand
• Jaw
• Call Down
• Scold
• Chide
• Berate
• Bawl Out
• Remonstrate
• Chew Out
• Chew Up
• Have Words
• Lambaste
• Lambast
• Underdress

Antonyms of Dress Down

• Dress Up
• Overdress

Homophones of Dress Down