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 Robin Williams wore it as the unorthodox poetry teacher in Dead Poets Society; Donald Sutherland donned his own wide-wale version as the burnout professor in Animal House. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 Jennifer Coolidge, who played the ambitious and brassy realtor who donned pastel-colored power suits, is back for the second season. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 From 1965 to 1969, the Redskins donned burgundy helmets that featured a spear and feather on each side. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The star donned it with a white lace gown when Zendaya attended The Odyssey premiere in Paris. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 Among them, Mimi Sheraton, who donned wigs and other disguises to go unrecognized when reviewing. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Many other performers had donned the racist makeup going back to the 1830s. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Of all the wigs Padilla has donned in her 100-plus sketches, Kathy’s frizzy, light brown mop is a favorite, too. — Lucy Feldman, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 That honor went to Mike Bibby, who donned the shoe as a college player for the University of Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Championship Game. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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There was music and singing, but we were dressed in gowns and tuxedos and then did militant poetry.

— Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Swedish architect Martin Brudnizki dressed it in bold Art Deco and an electric color palette that doesn't apologize for existing on Sunset Boulevard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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Smith said in his report that the president repeatedly told his supporters that the 2020 election had been stolen and was rigged against him.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The most potent force in American politics is anti-establishment fury at a system seen as rigged against average working people.

— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

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