ROBED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in clad

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verb

past tense of robe

as in clothed

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

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McDonald and Morgeson sat together near the half-court line, robed in regalia. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 This clothing in turn helps Druids feel a sense of kinship with Europe’s pre-Christian peoples, including the ancient druids, who in the popular imagination are often envisioned as robed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 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 Paula, similarly robed, figures that surely Sarah must have an explanation for breaking in. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025

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Adjective

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of clad

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

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

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

Adjective

The lot has a pool and spa, a covered patio, an outdoor kitchen, and a private dock with a lift and a separate floating dock for smaller craft.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026
Norris warned that if an insurer drops a medication from its covered drug list (formulary) for 2027, the plan holder could be left paying full retail price.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of covered

Adjective

Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of veiled

Adjective

The pattern, whether rendered in black and white or a soft melange of browns, is just as much a neutral as any kind of leopard print, but feels particularly well suited to contrast this season’s bold use of color.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Investors can use this list as a starting point — along with referrals — to find an expert who is well-suited for their family's needs.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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