DOLL UP Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

doll up

verb

Definition of doll up

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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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 Toddler girl wearing striped shorts and vest set propping her baby doll up against a wall to take a photo. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023 Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. — Julia Buckley, CNN, 5 May 2021 Make your little one’s Christmas morning by picking this doll up from under the tree. — Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 16 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for doll up

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Whitney McLaughlin, an art teacher at the school, worked with students through an after-school mural program to create artwork that now decorates a building at the park.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
About one-third (34 and 32 percent, respectively) begin decorating before November compared with 11 percent of boomers.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of decorate

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Hiding his Caesar cut under his signature New York Yankees cap and adorned with a glittery stack of gold chains, JAY-Z kept his setlist as tight as his concert attire of bulletproof vests.

— Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2026
For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adorn

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Different generations, different designers, and two wildly different approaches to getting dressed up.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Earlier this week, Kardashian started the trend by dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, trading her typical skintight uniform for her teen’s more tomboyish emo aesthetic.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dress up

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