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adjective

variants or apparelled
as in dressed

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verb

variants or apparelled
past tense of apparel
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appareled
  1. dressed
  2. clothed
  3. clad
  4. attired
  5. suited
  6. invested
  7. covered
  8. veiled
Adjective
  • Below, see Vogue’s picks for the best dressed stars at the 2026 CFDA Awards, and be sure to vote for your favorite.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • While his ex-wife, Reese Witherspoon, joined Phillippe in declining to post a spooky season outfit this year, their daughter, Ava, shared a photo to her Instagram stories of herself with two friends, all dressed as cats.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Most of the new towers remain concrete structures, but they’re now typically clad in glass, metal or masonry, and the frame — while expressed — is generally whipped up into a more interesting confection than Mies would have tolerated.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Find a companion clad in a Lee Union-all or Dickies coverall and Michael Myers mask to complete the look.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of clothed
Adjective
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of clad
Verb
  • At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of attired
Adjective
  • This week, voters said Democrats were better suited than Republicans to manage the economy.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In this case, the fact that Marta wanted to surprise her mother also provided greater design freedom, resulting in a space that would be perfectly suited to its future resident.
    — Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of suited
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of invested
Adjective
  • Both candidates oppose Proposition 40, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on the covered assets of billionaires.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The property will feature a welcoming public green space, community garden, food access point, covered shelter, and public art space.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of veiled
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