OVERDRESSED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

overdressed

verb

past tense of overdress

as in attired

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Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.

— Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026

Definition of attired

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On this day, four guests — clad in masks, snorkels, flippers, and dressed in all black to reduce the risk of being confused for a fish by the sharks — clung onto a safety line and watched as the silky sharks encircled them.

— Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
At product launches, company events, and trade shows, Huang is nearly always clad in his trademark black Tom Ford leather jacket.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of clothed

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Here, planks of fresh sweet watermelon get the som tam treatment, dressed in lime juice, serrano chile, fish sauce, and peanuts.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2026
While George favors blue suits over the gray ones that dominated a young William’s wardrobe, the royal relatives still look alike when they’re dressed in their formal finery.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of dressed

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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of robed

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Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.

— Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

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Where wind and solar are built matters The researchers found that locations best suited for renewable projects under future climate conditions can differ meaningfully from those identified using historic weather data.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
If your strands seem well-suited to the method, there are a few best practices to keep in mind.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Definition of suited

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Outside this room, Raffensperger has a whole new reputation as a villain, hated by people in Georgia—and all over the country—who think the 2020 election was stolen and that elections are routinely rigged.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
This has been by design and to a certain extent, is rigged to give the best possible opportunity of this outcome.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of rigged

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