What are some opposite words for dress down?
Antonyms for dress downdress down
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term dress down.
Princeton's WordNet
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb
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"
Antonyms:
gussy up, fancy up, dress up, prink, rig out, attire, fig out, tog out, fig up, overdress, deck up, deck out, trick out, get up, tog up, trick upSynonyms:
manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify, grouch, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, devil, gossip, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, criminate, chew out, yap away, beat, arouse, cane, trounce, tease, taunt, bring up, slash, berate, lecture, raise, conjure, nark, natter, grumble, rag, crush, confab, rattle on, torment, ride, chew up, irritate, tantalize, underdress, strap, chew, rally, claver, flog, remonstrate, chat, vanquish, yack, chitchat, whip, confabulate, call forth, jaw, talk, rebuke, invoke, nettle, vex, call down, evoke, lambast, yack away, bother, gravel, shoot the breeze, stir, take to task, chaffer, welt, lather, bawl out, point out, visit, call on the carpet, twit, masticate, chatter, beat out, have words, chew the fat, chafe, scold, shell, conjure up, put forwarddress down, underdressverb
dress informally and casually
"On Fridays, employees can underdress"
Antonyms:
attire, tog out, tog up, rig out, fig out, overdress, gussy up, fancy up, deck up, deck out, get up, dress up, trick up, trick out, prink, fig upSynonyms:
scold, trounce, berate, lambast, bawl out, reproof, chide, lecture, call down, call on the carpet, underdress, take to task, rebuke, jaw, reprimand, rag, remonstrate, have words, lambaste, chew out, chew up
How to use dress down in a sentence?
When I stood up, I pulled my skirt part of my dress down and he did say,' Oh, don't pull it down now.' that gave me pause but I never felt uncomfortable.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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