What is another word for dressing?
608 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈɛsɪŋ], [ dɹˈɛsɪŋ], [ d_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_ŋ]
Dressing is a versatile word that can describe various styles or types of attire. Some synonyms for dressing include clothing, apparel, outfit, attire, garb, and costume. These words are often used interchangeably, but each has its own unique connotation. Clothing and apparel are more general terms referring to any items of clothing, while outfit and attire convey a more specific or intentional selection of clothing. Garb and costume suggest a more distinct or elaborate style of dress, often for a particular occasion. No matter which synonym is used, dressing ultimately refers to the act of putting on clothes in order to present oneself in a certain way.
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Similar words for dressing:
- act (noun)
- balm (noun)
- bandage (noun)
- bells and whistles (noun)
- condiment (noun)
- fertilization (noun)
- fertilizer (noun)
- filling/filler (noun)
- liniment (noun)
- plaster (noun)
- poultice (noun)
- salve (noun)
- sauce (noun)
- stuffing (noun)
- the act of clothing (noun)
- toilet (noun)
- clothing (verb)
- preparing (verb)
Synonyms for Dressing:
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- aioli ,
- aspic ,
- balsamic vinegar ,
- barbecue sauce ,
- bouillon cube ,
- broth ,
- catsup ,
- dip .
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- braces ,
- collar ,
- corset ,
- cotton ball ,
- strip .
- Catchup ,
- allspice ,
- applesauce ,
- cayenne ,
- chili ,
- chive ,
- chutney ,
- cinnamon ,
- clove ,
- dill ,
- flavoring ,
- garlic ,
- ginger ,
- horseradish ,
- leek ,
- mayonnaise ,
- mint ,
- mustard ,
- nutmeg ,
- onion ,
- paprika ,
- parsley ,
- pepper ,
- peppermint ,
- pickle ,
- radish ,
- relish ,
- sage ,
- salad dressing ,
- salt ,
- spice ,
- tabasco ,
- tartar sauce ,
- thyme ,
- turmeric ,
- vanilla ,
- vinegar .
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v.
• clothing • preparing Other synonyms:
- Caesar Salad ,
- French Dressing ,
- Greek salad ,
- Waldorf Salad ,
- coleslaw ,
- gravy ,
- green salad ,
- ranch dressing ,
- salad ,
- slaw ,
- sling .
- application ,
- cast ,
- pack .
Other relevant words:
- Adjusting ,
- Adorning ,
- Apparelling ,
- Beautifying ,
- Bedecking ,
- Bedgown ,
- Bedizenment ,
- Behaving ,
- Buffing ,
- Burnishing ,
- Congealing ,
- Congratulating ,
- Cropping ,
- Cultivating ,
- Curtailing ,
- Decking ,
- Decorating ,
- Disguising ,
- Draping ,
- Epithem ,
- Estimating ,
- Fallowing ,
- Fleecing ,
- Fretting ,
- Furrowing ,
- Fustigate ,
- Garnishing ,
- HIT ,
- Habiliment ,
- Hoeing ,
- Increpation ,
- Jacketing ,
- Jobation ,
- Larruping ,
- Lathering ,
- Levelling ,
- Limation ,
- Localizing ,
- Loping ,
- Lopping ,
- Managing ,
- Manicuring ,
- Ornamenting ,
- Pasturing ,
- Placing ,
- Pledget ,
- Plucking ,
- Pluming ,
- Practising ,
- Preening ,
- Priding ,
- Prinking ,
- Reaming ,
- Robbing ,
- Robing ,
- Sanding ,
- Sapor ,
- Sark ,
- Setdown ,
- Smoothing ,
- Sniping ,
- Specifying ,
- Stupe ,
- Sufficing ,
- Superphosphate ,
- Surcharging ,
- Toilette ,
- Treating ,
- Trotting ,
- Vesting ,
- Weeding ,
- Whaling ,
- ablation ,
- abrasion ,
- abrasive ,
- accouter ,
- acting ,
- adhesive tape ,
- admonition ,
- adorn ,
- aligning ,
- ammonia ,
- answering ,
- apparel ,
- array ,
- ass-reaming ,
- attire ,
- attrition ,
- back ,
- balancing ,
- band aid ,
- bandaging ,
- bang ,
- barding ,
- baste ,
- bastinado ,
- bawling out ,
- beat ,
- belabor ,
- binder ,
- binding ,
- birch ,
- black look ,
- blow up ,
- book binding ,
- box the ears ,
- brace ,
- browsing ,
- buffet ,
- butchering ,
- cane ,
- castigation ,
- castor-bean meal ,
- cataplasm ,
- causing ,
- chafe ,
- chafing ,
- changing ,
- chemical fertilizer ,
- chemise ,
- chewing ,
- clipping ,
- clobber ,
- clothe ,
- clothes ,
- coating ,
- cob ,
- comb ,
- combing ,
- commercial fertilizer ,
- compress ,
- contour plowing ,
- correction ,
- costume ,
- cotton ,
- court plaster ,
- covering ,
- cravat ,
- cream ,
- cuff ,
- cultivation ,
- culture ,
- curbing ,
- curry ,
- curtain lecture ,
- demulcent ,
- determining ,
- detrition ,
- drapery ,
- dress ,
- dress down ,
- dress up ,
- dressing down ,
- drub ,
- duds ,
- dung ,
- elastic bandage ,
- embrocation ,
- erasure ,
- erosion ,
- exercising ,
- expostulation ,
- farce ,
- fashion ,
- fatigues ,
- feathers ,
- fecundation ,
- fertilisation ,
- fertiliser ,
- fertilization ,
- fig ,
- filing ,
- filling ,
- flagellate ,
- flavour ,
- flog ,
- forcemeat ,
- formatting ,
- four-tailed bandage ,
- frocking ,
- frown ,
- galling ,
- garb ,
- garbing ,
- garment ,
- garmenting ,
- garments ,
- gazumping ,
- gear ,
- gearing ,
- get dressed ,
- going-over ,
- gowning ,
- grazing ,
- grinding ,
- groom ,
- grooming ,
- guano ,
- guise ,
- habilitating ,
- habit ,
- harrowing ,
- hiding ,
- hooking ,
- horsewhip ,
- impregnation ,
- infiltrate ,
- infuse ,
- instill ,
- intermixture ,
- investing ,
- investiture ,
- investment ,
- jelling ,
- jogging ,
- keynote ,
- lace ,
- larrup ,
- lash ,
- lay about one ,
- lay on ,
- leather ,
- leaven ,
- lecture ,
- lick ,
- licking ,
- lineaments ,
- linen ,
- liniment ,
- lint ,
- listing ,
- localising ,
- locating ,
- lotion ,
- making up ,
- mannerism ,
- mark ,
- marking ,
- mayo ,
- medical dressing ,
- mold ,
- muck ,
- nature ,
- negligee ,
- night soil ,
- nipping ,
- nitrate ,
- nitrogen ,
- odor ,
- ointment ,
- organic fertilizer ,
- ornamentation ,
- overcharging ,
- padding ,
- palate ,
- particularity ,
- peculiarity ,
- penetrate ,
- performing ,
- permeate ,
- pervade ,
- phosphate ,
- piece of one's mind ,
- piquancy ,
- pitch into ,
- planting ,
- plaster ,
- plaster cast ,
- plowing ,
- polishing ,
- positioning ,
- poultice ,
- preparation ,
- primping ,
- property ,
- pruning ,
- pummel ,
- quality ,
- queuing ,
- quirk ,
- rag ,
- rags ,
- raiment ,
- raimenting ,
- rasping ,
- rating ,
- rationalising ,
- rationalizing ,
- rebuff ,
- rebuke ,
- redolence ,
- reducing ,
- remonstrance ,
- reprehension ,
- reprimand ,
- reproach ,
- reprobation ,
- reproof ,
- restricting ,
- rib roast ,
- rig ,
- rig out ,
- rigging ,
- roasting ,
- robes ,
- roller ,
- roller bandage ,
- salad oil ,
- salve ,
- sandbag ,
- sandblasting ,
- sapidity ,
- saturate ,
- scolding ,
- scourge ,
- scouring ,
- scowl ,
- scrape ,
- scraping ,
- scratch ,
- scratching ,
- scrub ,
- scrubbing ,
- scuff ,
- set down ,
- severing ,
- shift ,
- shining ,
- shirt ,
- slap ,
- slap the face ,
- smack ,
- smite ,
- smock ,
- snipping ,
- soaking ,
- spank ,
- splint ,
- sponge ,
- sportswear ,
- staging ,
- strap ,
- strike ,
- stuffing ,
- style ,
- suiting ,
- swathing ,
- swinge ,
- switch ,
- talking to ,
- tampon ,
- tanning ,
- tape ,
- tent ,
- thinning ,
- thrash ,
- threads ,
- thresh ,
- thump ,
- thwack ,
- tilling ,
- togging ,
- togs ,
- toilet ,
- tourniquet ,
- towel ,
- training ,
- treatment ,
- triangular bandage ,
- trim ,
- trimming ,
- trounce ,
- unguent ,
- vestment ,
- vesture ,
- wallop ,
- walloping ,
- warm ,
- wear ,
- wearing apparel ,
- wearing away ,
- whip ,
- whop ,
- wigging ,
- wipe ,
- working .
- Balsams ,
- CHROMES ,
- Counter-irritant ,
- Counterirritants ,
- Impletion ,
- JUS ,
- Jura ,
- SHIMS ,
- Soother ,
- appearance ,
- attractive feature ,
- attractive features ,
- balsam ,
- bells and whistles ,
- bushing ,
- bushings ,
- capacity batting ,
- cerate ,
- cerates ,
- chernozem ,
- chrome ,
- cloth covering ,
- concoction ,
- condiment ,
- conversion ,
- cooking ,
- coulis ,
- counterirritant ,
- demulcents ,
- emolient ,
- emollient ,
- enrichment ,
- filler ,
- fillers ,
- formula ,
- getting dressed ,
- haute couture ,
- herb ,
- herbs ,
- insides ,
- liner ,
- liners ,
- medical aid ,
- medical care ,
- medication ,
- mixture ,
- pungencies ,
- pungency ,
- refill ,
- refills ,
- replenishment ,
- replenishments ,
- sauce ,
- seasoning ,
- shim ,
- soothers ,
- soothing agent ,
- tomentum ,
- unction ,
- wadding ,
- waddings .
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How to use "Dressing" in context?
What does the term "dressing" mean? Dressing means neatly tying one's hair back into a bun or secured ponytail, applying make-up, and choosing an outfit. Individuals who do not traditionally dress up for special occasions may choose to dress up for their day-to-day life in order to appear more professional or classy. For many people, dressing means putting on something nice to go out and have some fun.
Paraphrases for Dressing:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
dresses.
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Noun, singular or mass
dress.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
wearing.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
Bandages.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
gravy.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
bearing, binding, campaigning, coating, compiling, compounding, equipping, finishing, healing, sealing, seasoning, Slaughtering.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Homophones for Dressing:
- detergency, darkening, darkness, dragon's eye, dragging, dracaenaceae, drugging, derecognise, derecognize, dressing sack, detergence, drowsing, dead reckoning, dracenaceae, Dressing Sacque, drowsiness, dressing case, dorking.
Hyponym for Dressing:
n.
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act
conversion.
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food
sauce.
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act
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