GARBED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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

Adjective

Consider guests well-dressed for the newer casual dress code, which can mean designer jeans at dinner.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Below, Phil Oh photographs the best dressed guests at the spring 2027 shows in London.

— Phil Oh, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of dressed

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Several were naked or partially clothed and left in open areas near main roads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of clothed

Adjective

Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Dozens of Eckhaus Latta–clad, Tabi-toed aspiring downtown cool kids were lined up around the block to attend a poetry reading at the menswear store, headlined by writer Victoria Rose.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

Definition of clad

Adjective

That kind of structure is better suited to climate and conservation challenges that will outlast any single budget cycle.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
With its three-quarter sleeves and boat neckline, Hadid’s version felt particularly well suited to these strange in-between September days, a cream suede jacket thrown over her bag just in case.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of suited

Adjective

The 415 feet of shoreline provide lake-swimming access and a dock with two covered boat slips.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Refrigerate leftover meat, apricots, and braising juices together in a covered container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of covered

Adjective

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
Several leading Democrats, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, issued statements denouncing Piker’s ugly warning to the Jews as a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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