arrayed 1 of 2

adjective

as in dressed

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arrayed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of array
1
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath

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2
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations

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3
as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value

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Recent Examples of arrayed
Verb
The new village structures, arrayed in an arc facing the water, feel comfortable and modern, and the architecture and design is heavily influenced by the islands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Check your portfolio’s Morningstar Style Box exposure in X-ray to see how your equity holdings are arrayed across the size/style grid. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Additional robots were arrayed behind him in the ominous photo. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 Political scientists such as William Wohlforth and Victoria Tin-bor Hui have found that throughout history, dominant states sought to actively split the coalitions arrayed against them before those coalitions could cohere. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 American forces are arrayed across the Middle East, making other nations targets of Iran as the fighting has escalated after a breakdown in peace talks. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 The three machines arrayed before me are designed to capture every inch of a performer’s body—their facial expressions, their physical movements, the grain of their voice—and use this data to create an AI likeness. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 The forces arrayed against keeping a WNBA team in Connecticut, or anywhere in New England, proved to be too strong. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026 The two mothers stood together, eight small caskets arrayed in a semicircle before them. — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrayed
  1. dressed
  2. adorned
  3. clothed
  4. arranged
  5. decked
  6. decorated
  7. attired
  8. classified
Adjective
  • Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy spine-tingling Halloween classics.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Two small balconies overlook the circular driveway and a tiered fountain adorned with frogs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horsehair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of adorned
Verb
  • However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of clothed
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  • Detours and shortcuts in the brain The cells and synapses of the brain aren’t arranged in rigid, linear paths for each task and experience.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Desperate for actual contact with Holmes, Fielder has arranged to meet her briefly at the prison before Evans shows up.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranged
Adjective
  • The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • In one photo, Duff posed on the sand holding a fresh coconut decorated with a flower, while wearing oversized sunglasses and a dark baseball cap.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Among the items back on Greek soil are black- and red-figure vessels, some with handles, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology, and would have been used in everyday life or as burial offerings.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of attired
Verb
  • The Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office determined Buck died from a gunshot wound and her death was classified as a homicide, the agency said.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Roughly 10 to 15% of all lung cancer cases are classified as a small cell carcinoma.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of classified

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“Arrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrayed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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