outdresses

Wears fancier clothes

To outdress someone is to dress more stylishly, elegantly, or elaborately than they do: She outdressed everyone at the gala.

The word implies a kind of sartorial competition, whether intentional or not.

elegance

glamour

Fascinating, elegant attractiveness

style · poise · grace · flair · haute couture · tailoring · gown · ensemble · attire · debonair

vanity

preening

Grooming with vanity

peacocking · showing off · vainglory · smugness · one-upmanship · grandstanding · strutting · parading · attention-seeking · flashiness

competition

outshines

Exceeds in brilliance

surpasses · outdoes · upstages · outperforms · bests · tops · defeats · triumphs · dominates · excels

status

prestige

Reputation commanding admiration

high society · aristocracy · privilege · upper class · gentry · society · opulence · exclusivity · snob · red carpet

Opposites
degree of dress/effort

outdressesunderdresses

Wears too few clothes

dresses down · frumps

Family

outdress, outdressed

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