COSTUMED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

costumed

verb

past tense of costume

as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

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Recent Examples of costumed Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702. —

Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026 Donning facial hair, bowler hats and narrow ties, a group of women costumed as men appear to pay court to the woman seated in the center of this photo, taken about 1905. —

Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 That’s played out across numerous collaborations over the last few decades, with pop culture-defining shoots lensed by Steven Klein and tours that followed costumed by the house. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026 This costumed, walking parade originates in the Bywater neighborhood on Mardi Gras morning and makes its way through the streets, ending up in the French Quarter. —

Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025 Approximately 10,000 people participated, including costumed Macy’s employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, knights, and other characters, along with floats depicting Mother Goose scenes, circus acts, professional bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. —

Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025 Rachel Fuller’s orchestral version of The Who album, recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is the backdrop for this production, which is costumed by British fashion house Paul Smith. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 For instance, at one point the actor costumed as the ape in his lair behind the scenes moves steadily towards the camera, his proportions swelling to gigantic visual proportions. —

Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 That the four central characters don disguises, along with the revelers who have been required to come costumed, propels the plot, as well as adds a note of Shakespearean carnivalesque. —

Elizabeth Toohey, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025

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Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Eco effort While this lodge has been clad in natural materials, it’s been built primarily using glass and steel, and cooled and lit with power from two giant diesel generators.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026