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dress has 38 distinct synonyms spread across 16 of its 21 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is undress.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
put a finish on
“dress the surface smooth”
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
convert into leather
“dress the tanned skins”
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
“formal attire”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for dress come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.