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adjective

as in arrayed

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caparisoned

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verb

past tense of caparison
1
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes used to seeing him in a T-shirt and jeans, we were startled by the sight of strapping youth caparisoned for the prom in a tuxedo

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2
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the state's rolling hills are even more becoming when they are caparisoned in the glorious colors of autumn

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caparisoned
  1. covered
  2. clothed
  3. adorned
  4. veiled
  5. dressed
  6. decorated
  7. attired
  8. draped
Adjective
  • Those who embarked on a walk Thursday morning even enjoyed weather in the 70s and covered skies.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Look at the deductible, reimbursement percentage, annual or lifetime limits, exclusions and covered treatments.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • The television personality was clad in a vampy all-burgundy ensemble that was playfully textural.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The resulting low-slung structure is clad in understated materials, with a sloping bronze-colored roof, stone chimney, expansive glazing, and teak siding.
    — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of clothed
Verb
  • These Amazon ballet flats are on sale for $30 and feature a classic design adorned with a traditional ballerina-esque bow.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Osaka evoked his image in another look styled by Roach, wearing a Who Decides War French terry sweatshirt adorned with press clippings of her career highlights, according to Vogue, over a full tulle skirt.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of adorned
Adjective
  • Several leading Democrats, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, issued statements denouncing Piker’s ugly warning to the Jews as a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parts of Hamilton, including McMaster University and Ancaster’s Tamahaac Club, will also make veiled appearances.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of veiled
Verb
  • At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Banks, dressed in a blue suit and tie, swiveled back and forth watching his lawyer and Hester, like watching a tennis match.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Each of the hotel’s 32 rooms and three deluxe suites are individually decorated with linen wallcoverings in blue or ochre, parquet floors, mahogany desks, and velvet drapes.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Interviewing Danny DeVito is like catching up with your grandpa — if your grandpa was one of the most beloved and decorated actors of the last 50 years.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Elsewhere, stoles stole the show, particular those draped languidly over the shoulder or fashioned as cummerbunds.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Debates the dystopian vision of Hulu’s A Handmaid’s Tale, lying flat on his back on a bed, draped in a red robe.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of draped
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“Caparisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caparisoned. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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