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adjective

as in dressed

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verb

past tense of garb
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes firefighters garbed in protective gear

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Recent Examples of garbed
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 The Qataris, garbed in white robes with red sashes, sat directly behind the goal in the lower bowl. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 Her father's New Year's greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition. — CBS News, 12 June 2026 Her father's New Year’s greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026 He was garbed in prison attire and did not speak during the brief hearing. — Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026 Only baby food, baby bottles and toddler toys were found inside the home, where the teenage boys were discovered garbed in diapers, according to a law enforcement source. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbed
  1. dressed
  2. clothed
  3. clad
  4. attired
  5. suited
  6. invested
  7. covered
  8. veiled
Adjective
  • This week, the best dressed stars understood this assignment.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
  • At the beginning of my career, most men were classically dressed.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Picture windows dominate the 30 ample rooms, which are pleasingly clad in unfinished wood and shocking splashes of lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The visual culminates with the sisters clad in Christmas sweaters toasting champagne.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clothed
Adjective
  • Cohen admitted that people have been sharing the AI photo with him, hyping him up for his good looks in the bikini-clad, shirtless shot.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clad
Verb
  • At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of attired
Adjective
  • Read More Dock & Bay’s blankets are well suited for the new parents in your circle.
    — Ryan Waniata, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Sawamura said Bump already has examples of IP being developed further, with manga and animation particularly well suited.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of suited
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of invested
Adjective
  • At lunchtime and in the evenings, its covered gravel patio with 13 tables draws a full crowd of parents with young kids and a few older folks, most of whom Donner has gotten to know quite well.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Pumpkin includes eligible dental illness treatment in its accident and illness coverage, along with veterinary exam fees for covered conditions.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of veiled

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“Garbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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