to underdress

Examples

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• She felt embarrassed because she was underdressed for the formal dinner.

• I would hate to show up at the festival underdressed.

  2001 Maniacs (2005)

• You sure we're not a little underdressed?

  Witchboard (1986)

• You can go wrong by underdressing at the start, even though the librarians' dress might not be formal.

  Blog text (20)

• She has succeeded in underdressing everyone in the room.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Here's the thing: it's always better to be overdressed than underdressed, right?

  Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

• Will I be overdressed, underdressed, or just pathetically dressed?

  Blog text (33)

• That would probably be good for my sanity too, since I feel like there are only a handful of us pointing out that the Emperor is seriously underdressed.

  Blog text (4)

• Martha forced a rigid grimace, and Hegwitha relaxed enough to notice: in her swimsuit and baggy white T-shirt, Martha was underdressed.

  Fiction book (1995)

• He realized he was underdressed when he entered the upscale restaurant.

Synonyms

D

to dress down

vsto underdress

• Informal

1 3.8

To wear casual clothes instead of formal ones

is about dressing less formally than what the occasion requires

Antonyms

O

to overdress

8 4.6

To wear clothes that are too formal or showy for the occasion

How Formal

to overdress

8 4.6

to dress

∞ 1.0

to underdress

4 6.0

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