hooded

adjective

hood·​ed ˈhu̇-dəd 

1

: having a hood

2

: shaped like a hood

hooded spathes

3

a

: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body

hooded bird

b

: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood

hooded seals

c

: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs

a hooded cobra

4

: half-closed

hooded eyes

hoodedness noun

Examples of hooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Security footage showed three hooded individuals using a large crowbar to open a museum door, followed by an explosion. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Security footage appears to show a hooded figure and Roman's car outside her house on the night of her death. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

Police said the suspects are a group of four males wearing black hooded sweatshirts and black pants. —Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

In a video posted Sunday on TikTok and Instagram, Maya Glover is seen unzipping a hooded sweatshirt to reveal a T-shirt printed with an image of her dad. —Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded