DONNED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

donned

verb

past tense of don

as in dressed

to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donned Take Lili Reinhart in New York, who donned a green and pink Elie Saab number from the house’s spring 2004 collection, wearing it to the Love Hypothesis premiere. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, while on a royal visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland, Kate donned a chic chocolate brown trench coat, layered over a green turtleneck sweater and paired with a green tweed newsboy cap. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 For her first shoe moment, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel donned a pair of bright yellow satin pumps. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Ohanian, meanwhile, donned a cream sweater, a red shirt, and dark pants. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 Jolie wore a stylish black pantsuit and heels for the outing, while Zahara donned a black halter dress. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Rutter donned a wetsuit for his title-winning runs, but the vast majority arrive every year resplendent in an array of fancy dress. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Jesus, though he is dressed in a Superman shirt, clip-on suspenders, striped pants, and clown shoes with pom-poms on them, is effectively the show’s straight man.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The first three wives are dressed in the same colors at first, while Bolanle and Baba Degi appear more in tandem, evidence of who is allying themselves with whom.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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Trump regularly makes false claims that elections are rigged and riddled with fraud, especially in the months before an election.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
While the Coliseum is being rigged for 2028 Olympic track and field, the Trojans will play in SoFi.

— Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

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