done up

verb

Definition of done upnext
past participle of do up
1
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the whole house had been done up for Halloween

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2
as in dressed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws

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3
as in worn
to use up all the physical energy of all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for done up
  1. decorated
  2. adorned
  3. draped
  4. clad
  5. clothed
  6. exhausted
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  • Beauty mavens Cassandra Grey of Violet Grey and Tina Craig of U Beauty compared notes on their similarly hued lace dresses, while Tina Leung’s daring catsuit, decorated in a large bow like a holiday present, caused much fanfare too.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The annual Christmas parade is filled with marching bands, floats decorated by local businesses, and, of course, Santa.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • Appetizers are adorned with the brand’s signature cannage motif, shaped like a couture bow or imprinted with the leopard motif nodding to Dior’s muse Mitzah Bricard.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The strapless number was adorned with beading and 3D petal details.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of adorned
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  • Any leftover lights that weren't broken or half lit were then draped casually on some low bushes out front.
    Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Grecian-style sleeveless gown was reinforced in the midsection but otherwise draped loosely toward the ground.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of draped
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  • The retro trend of cladding your rooms with wallpaper actually harkens further back to centuries past, when fine homes were showcases for pastoral murals in elegant gathering rooms.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The inquiry said architect Studio E, principal contractor Rydon, and cladding sub-contractor Harley all bore considerable responsibility for disaster.
    Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of clad
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  • Most of the interiors are clad with Australian white birch.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Even the elevator’s interior is clad in custom marquetry.
    Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of clothed
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  • In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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