doll up

verb

Definition of doll upnext
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

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2
as in to dress
to put on one's best or formal clothes got all dolled up for the party

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Recent Examples of doll up Looking to doll up your collarbones instead? — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll up
  1. decorate
  2. dress
  3. adorn
  4. dress up
Verb
  • In fact, decorating your cubicle versus your laptop screen, might just be the way to move your career forward.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For the little ones, bring their bike, wagon, scooter or stroller to decorate before taking a Liberty Lap through the park.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of decorate
Verb
  • Style yours casually for daytime, then dress it up for fancy dinners.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 2 July 2026
  • Because a robot cannot yet dress itself, zippers, snaps, magnets and detachable modular pieces make each garment easy to put on, remove and maintain.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of dress
Verb
  • He was surrounded by beige pleather armchairs gathered around low tables adorned with silk flowers.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • While male figures adorn the bills, recent years have seen the signatures of powerful women like Janet Yellen, Lynn Malerba, Azie Taylor Morton, and Rosa Gumataotao Rios quietly circulate on trillions of dollars.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of adorn
Verb
  • This linen maxi skirt is the easiest solution to dressing up basic tees and tanks in my everyday rotation.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 6 July 2026
  • Villalobos wasn’t the only one dressed up as the comedic character.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Definition of dress up

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“Doll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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