ATTIRED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in dressed

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verb

past tense of attire

as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet

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Recent Examples of attired

Adjective

The passionate and boisterous Argentina fans greatly outnumbered the green-and-white-attired Algerian faithful. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 Jackson — only 26, and not yet an ordained minister — was dressed informally, in a loose jacket and a hip collarless pullover that distinguished him from the dark-suited, pulpit-ready King and King's conservatively attired associates. — John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups. — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026 Today he’s attired in a gray hoodie over a white T-shirt. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026 The mostly female attendees range from 30 years old to over 70 and are attired in outfits including cutoffs, tank tops, straw fedoras and glamorous full-length dresses. — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 They were identically attired, in a dark suit and dark glasses. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 Photos from airports reviewed by USA TODAY from the USA TODAY Network, Reuters and Getty Images taken during the holiday travel season showed that flyers were largely attired in outfits ranging from casual to business casual. — James Powel, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025 The secret venue, lighting and ambience are supplied by host Triple Pocket Events, but diners, attired entirely in white, must supply their own picnic meal, white tables, chairs, cloths, dishware, cutlery and French wine and champagne. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attired

Adjective

And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The spring 2027 shows in Europe celebrate a spirit of experimentation and fun, and the best dressed stars of the week understood that assignment whether on the frow or red carpet.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of dressed

Verb

The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Much like Olivia Colman for Miu Miu’s spring 2027 show, Lyonne embodied the brand’s spirit, clad in the designer’s pieces from head to heel.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 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

A-list guests such as Hailey and Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, Ali and Jalen Brunson, and Shannon and Josh Hart (all garbed in all-black ensembles) could be seen in Instagram posts and photos published by Page Six.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of garbed

Adjective

The final decision should rest with the people who will work alongside the new hire, while technology is better suited to screening candidates at scale.

— Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
McGuane turned to short fiction relatively late in his career, and, like Donald Antrim, seemed preternaturally suited to it.

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of suited

Verb

Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Did the nefarious villain (who may or may not have been costumed at Party City) have an accomplice within the Big Brother crew that helped facilitate the abduction?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of costumed

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