DONE UP Synonyms: 174 Similar and Opposite Words

done up

verb

past participle of do up

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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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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as in killed

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 done up The moonphase disc has been done up in the same shade, along with the subdials. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 Guest rooms and suites are done up in moody shades of blue, and dining options include a sunny conservatory and a clubby dining room. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Canopy beds are done up in crisp white sheets, and there are plenty of comfy chairs, inside and out, in which to sprawl with a book. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Founded in 1925, the company is known for its high-end home sound systems, headphones and televisions — done up with minimalist Scandinavian design. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map. — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

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The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The actress’ clear beds were bedazzled and decorated with watermarks that stretched across her cuticles and up to her tips, which were filed round and kept long.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorated

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There was music and singing, but we were dressed in gowns and tuxedos and then did militant poetry.

— Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Swedish architect Martin Brudnizki dressed it in bold Art Deco and an electric color palette that doesn't apologize for existing on Sunset Boulevard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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Kabul and the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said the strikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces had killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
But is any of that enough when a Western Union telegram brings news of Aron’s death, killed in a battle in France?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of killed

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French doors adorned with Asian motifs lead to marble bathrooms outfitted with walk-in rain showers, jetted tubs, and TVs embedded in the mirrors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Flowering Branches For Madison Childs Boniface and Jordan Lee’s January 2026 wedding at a historic theater in Paris, the tables were adorned with flowering branch centerpieces—the perfect nod to the winter season.

— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

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The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Much like Olivia Colman for Miu Miu’s spring 2027 show, Lyonne embodied the brand’s spirit, clad in the designer’s pieces from head to heel.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothed

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Burberry continued to provide clothing and accessories to the British Armed Forces throughout World War II, but the trench also became fashionable outside of the military, worn by civilian men and women.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of worn

Verb

Barkov remained down for a few moments, then got up and headed toward the tunnel leading to the Florida dressing room.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, Entertainment Weekly looks back at what the cast of The Love Boat got up to after their years at sea.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026