DRAPED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

draped

verb

past tense of drape

as in adorned

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities

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Recent Examples of draped Indiscernible shapes draped across mannequins, severed sleeves in electric hues, deconstructed pants and endless interactions of athletic forms in morphing neon suits. —

Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 One of his favorites has its legs draped over the edge of a shelf, eyes rolled up, looking tired and relaxed. —

Brian Bennett, Time, 11 May 2026 Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women. —

Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026 German troops entered Vienna on March 12, 1938, five months after Heidi was born; within a day, the city had been draped in swastikas. —

Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 Here, American fighter planes, cargo ships and Japanese freighters have spent decades transforming into thriving artificial reefs, draped in coral and surrounded by twitching clouds of tropical fish. —

Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 Hough draped a sheer black cover-up over her shoulders and shielded her eyes with a pair of oversized brown sunglasses. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Rihanna, draped in gunmetal Margiela couture, created yet another Met moment, a year after debuting her baby bump on the carpet (her second time doing so, with her third child Rocki). —

Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026 DeVaux’s 24-1 underdog ended up being the horse draped in roses with an incredible come-from-behind victory that saw him and jockey José Ortiz charge from dead last after three-quarters of a mile to waltzing into Churchill Downs’ winner circle. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 May 2026

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Her piece is a simple lycra zip-up unitard, adorned with tennis ball pockets on either thigh.

— Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
But five-piece Lelek, adorned with markings historically designed to fend off threats from the Ottoman Empire, still make for a formidable, imposing, and curiously bewitching presence.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026