COSTUMED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

costumed

verb

past tense of costume

as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

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Recent Examples of costumed After the vocal chorus, Astaire sees an apparition—Pan, costumed in Halloween drag. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Did the nefarious villain (who may or may not have been costumed at Party City) have an accomplice within the Big Brother crew that helped facilitate the abduction? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Indeed, Green throws off a kind of 1970s Wonder Woman vibe at times, especially given how she is costumed by Theresa Ham, and that adds to the fun. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026 That’s played out across numerous collaborations over the last few decades, with pop culture-defining shoots lensed by Steven Klein and tours that followed costumed by the house. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026 This costumed, walking parade originates in the Bywater neighborhood on Mardi Gras morning and makes its way through the streets, ending up in the French Quarter. — Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025 Approximately 10,000 people participated, including costumed Macy’s employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, knights, and other characters, along with floats depicting Mother Goose scenes, circus acts, professional bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

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This Saturday, friends, family and community members clad in different shades of light blue came together at a public vigil to honor Noel’s legacy.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
As San Francisco’s Hobart Building—with its elaborate neoclassical facade clad in terracotta—neared completion in 1914, influential architect Willis Polk was commissioned for another project across the bay in the Berkeley Hills.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothed

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Ben-Gvir, dressed in a white shirt and white kippah, speaks halting English.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
That first recreation starts with Fielder and Seyfried’s conversation, cuts to the recreation itself, and continues with Fielder talking to the Seyfried in a makeup chair, getting dressed for the role.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dressed

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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

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A-list guests such as Hailey and Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, Ali and Jalen Brunson, and Shannon and Josh Hart (all garbed in all-black ensembles) could be seen in Instagram posts and photos published by Page Six.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

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