Synonyms of layered

layered

verb

past tense of layer

as in stacked

to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other; to form or arrange (something) in layers

The next step in the recipe is to layer the pasta and the sauce in the pan.

We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.

Related Words

• stacked
• piled
• mounded
• concentrated
• gathered
• heaped
• pyramided
• grouped
• assembled
• lumped
• accumulated
• massed
• clumped
• collected
• banked
• amassed
• garnered
• bunched

Dissimilar Words

• unpiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of layered

Apart from her heeled sneakers, Williams also wore a bright blue windbreaker-style coat draped over her shoulders, layered over a blue polo shirt with red, white and blue striping towards the hem. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

Amylin gives Eli Lilly, Novo and several other companies another biological lever to pull in treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes, either as an independent treatment or layered on top of existing drugs. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Our girl is layered in gold chains and wearing a tiara in the middle of the day, but the years have taken a toll; kudos to the series’ makeup team for making Florence Pugh look older and harsher. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Combining periods helps create interiors that feel layered rather than tied to one decorating era. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Like the wavy structures of a coral reef, layered deposits in the Arabia Terra region of Mars showcase the planet's strange beauty and even stranger past. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Qubbat Duris borrows its name from a 13th-century monument near Baalbek, in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, where fragments of Roman limestone sarcophagi are layered atop eight granite columns from centuries prior. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Forgoing a shirt, Idol instead layered stacks of necklaces across his bare chest, creating a look that was spot-on with the VMA vibe. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Lenny, for his part, layered a leather jacket over a graphic T-shirt, adding on sunglasses and skinny jeans. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026