UNIFORM Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of uniform

as in outfit

the distinctive clothing worn by members of a particular group the band uniform was brown with red and white stripes

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adjective

ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm

as in unchanging

not varying with flat-screen TVs, picture sharpness is uniform over the entire screen, even in the corners

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uniform

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verb

as in to apparel

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Recent Examples of uniform

Noun

There are only seven active big-league players who have worn only a single uniform for at least a dozen years. — Sam McDowell July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Americans, after months of war, cannot even be sure how many men and women in uniform have been wounded or how severely. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Adjective

Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 As chief election officer, Howden will assist county officials and ensure uniform application of Texas election laws while also authenticating state records. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uniform

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Noun

The Revuelto Impavido comes in a unique livery inspired meant to look like samurai armor.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Even in an era when F1 teams change their car liveries much more often — usually to promote a sponsor or to celebrate a milestone race, as McLaren did back in Monaco — this is a lot of change to Cadillac’s car.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of livery

Adjective

If this means something after thousands of years, maybe that’s because the desire for solid ground in a baffling and chaotic world is unchanging.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The soccer world has moved on from the idea that a coach must share his players' blood and that a team’s identity is just a reflection of an unchanging national character.

— Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026

Definition of unchanging

Noun

The company made history for the first time four years later with its Vikram-S suborbital rocket, becoming the first private Indian outfit ever to reach space.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Her blog, Gal Meets Glam, started as a space to document her personal style — musings on everything from outfits to home decor — and eventually grew and grew into a business.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of outfit

Verb

Watching the Yellow Pine array closely, through the whole process, got me deep into the issue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
CorPower is now moving toward its first two commercial-scale arrays, in Portugal and Scotland, aiming to establish wave power as the world's third-largest renewable energy source alongside wind and solar.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026

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