Antonyms of verb overdress

2 senses of overdress

Sense 1
overdress, overclothe -- (dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot")
       Antonym of underdress (Sense 1)
      => underdress -- (dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia")

Sense 2
overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out -- (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party")
       Antonym of underdress (Sense 2)
      => dress down, underdress -- (dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overdress

2 senses of overdress

Sense 1
overdress, overclothe -- (dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot")
       => dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel -- (provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child")

Sense 2
overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out -- (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party")
       => dress, get dressed -- (put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?")

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