Synonyms of doll up

doll up

verb

1

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorate
• adorn
• drape
• pretty (up)
• trim
• dress
• ornament
• deck
• enrich
• paint
• grace
• emblaze
• array
• embellish
• beautify
• garnish
• emboss
• glitz (up)
• do up
• gussy up
• bedizen
• festoon
• spruce (up)
• do
• fancy up
• dress up
• bedeck
• trick (out)
• blazon
• caparison
• trap
• fancify
• brighten
• embroider
• freshen
• accessorize
• ribbon
• boss
• chase
• fringe
• figure
• impearl
• diamond
• braid
• hang
• smarten
• garland
• fillet
• pearl
• gem
• feather
• wreathe
• gild
• lace
• redo
• filigree
• swag
• frill
• appliqué
• jewel
• redecorate
• flounce
• furbelow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• mar
• spoil
• simplify
• streamline
• disfigure
• display
• deface
• reveal
• expose
• strip
• bare
• blemish
• dismantle
• uncover
• divest
• denude
• uglify

2

as in to dress

to put on one's best or formal clothes

got all dolled up for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dress
• dress up
• costume
• clothe
• smarten (up)
• rig (out)
• tog (out or up)
• suit
• deck
• primp
• garment
• dude (up)
• preen
• apparel
• accessorize
• prink
• array
• attire
• garb
• robe
• bedizen
• invest
• bedeck
• caparison

Examples of doll up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now. —Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020

Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. —Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020

Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. —Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored, 27 Dec. 2019

The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up. —Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019