ROBE Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrōb

Definition of robe

as in cloak

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth with the coming of spring the hills will once again don their robes of green

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verb

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes robed the queen in her ceremonial garments

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Recent Examples of robe

Noun

Latifah hit back by holding up own bespoke Team Queen robe, while Green seemed to seal the deal by dangling his Carhartt Team Riley work pants. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Be ready to rock and roll because there’s no remake of the robe anywhere in television. — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

More than 36 years after the crime, Stephen Paul Gale was found guilty of raping and robing two women at a Hit or Miss store in Framingham in 1989. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 There stood the great house with all its windows robed in silver. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for robe

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Noun

This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Atari wore elephant-print pants and a purple wizard’s cloak, and kept handy a face mask emblazoned with the words what if love wins?

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of cloak

Verb

For Thacker, surfaces are repositories of memory and emotion; in the bathrooms, the walls have been entirely clad in tiles inspired by her son’s childhood drawings.

— Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothe

Noun

The American Film Institute has lifted the veil on more titles selected to screen at its upcoming event in Los Angeles, including a handful of fall festival standouts.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
That is exactly why they should not be allowed to operate under this veil of obscurity; secret courts should never be a reality in our country.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of veil

Verb

His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Brown, dressed in a dark suit and blue-and-gold tie, addressed the court during the 1 hour, 45-minute sentencing hearing.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of dress

Noun

Swappable kiltie lace shrouds offer the choice of the same three flavors, as does an assortment of laces that adds a chocolate chip-like pattern as a forth option.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Scaffolding was being taken down Tuesday after workers over Labor Day weekend removed a shroud that had obscured the work.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shroud

Verb

Taylor Swift proved all that glitters isn’t always gold in her silver and black Tamara Ralph gown at the 2026 MTV VMAs on Sunday night held at Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
The bride wore an intricate lace gown by Dolce & Gabbana that reportedly took around 900 hours to make.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of gown

Noun

For more of our favorite Halloween and fall finds at TJ Maxx, shop the best deals below on throw pillows and blankets, kitchenware, fall candles, and more.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026
And because water and most other liquids can’t persist on a planet’s surface without an insulating blanket of air, seeing such a glint could signal the presence of an atmosphere as well.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

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