Standard Lemma guide

uniformed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Dressed in a uniform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • A uniformed chauffeur collected us for the party.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In an occupation that requires a uniform, such as the police force or military.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of uniform

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

dressed in a uniform

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • uniformed policemen lined the President's route

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English uniform Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English uniformed From uniform + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: uniformat — wearing a uniform
  • Danish: uniformeret — wearing a uniform
  • Finnish: univormupukuinen — wearing a uniform
  • German: uniformiert — wearing a uniform
  • Hungarian: egyenruhás — wearing a uniform
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uniformert — wearing a uniform
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uniformert — wearing a uniform
  • Portuguese: fardado — wearing a uniform
  • Punjabi: ਬਾਵਰਦੀ (bāvradī) — wearing a uniform
  • Spanish: uniformado — wearing a uniform
  • Tagalog: unipormado — wearing a uniform