Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Dress Up

• (verb) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
• (verb) dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
• (verb) dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
• (verb) make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
• (verb) put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

Synonyms of Dress Up

• Overdress
• Fig Out
• Fig Up
• Deck Up
• Gussy Up
• Fancy Up
• Trick Up
• Deck Out
• Trick Out
• Prink
• Attire
• Get Up
• Rig Out
• Tog Up
• Tog Out
• Window-Dress
• Caparison
• Bard
• Barde
• Costume
• Dress

Antonyms of Dress Up

• Underdress
• Dress Down

Homophones of Dress Up