caped

Draped in fabric

Caped means wearing a cape—a sleeveless cloak fastened at the neck.

The word appears most often in descriptions of superheroes: the caped crusader (Batman).

A caped coat or jacket has a short cape attached at the shoulders.

fashion

cloak

Sleeveless outer wrap

  • shawlDraped shoulder covering
  • ponchoHeadhole garment for rain
  • wrapEnclose by winding around

stole · pashmina · mantle · serape · cardigan · duster · bolero · tippet · dolman · tabard

costume

vampire

Blood-drinking undead creature

sorcerer · witch · wizard · spooky · specter · eerie · ghoul · magician · fantasy · medieval

superhero

crusader

Zealous advocate for change

  • vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
  • heroOne admired for courage
  • batmanOfficer's personal attendant

superman · sidekick · powers · masked · nemesis · villain · comic · marvel · metropolis · justice

protective

shielded

Protected from harm

  • armorProtective combat covering
  • aegisSponsorship and protection
  • guardianProtective caretaker of another

defender · safeguard · cover · cloaked · concealed · wrapped · enveloped · shrouded · mantled · hooded

dramatic

theatrical

Exaggeratedly emotional for effect

billowing · swirling · grandiose · spectacle · stage · melodrama · showmanship · flamboyant · sweeping · windswept

ceremonial

procession

Formal moving line

bishop · chancellor · pontifical · liturgical · convocation · ordination · mitre · academic · commencement · inauguration

Categories
Opposites
shoulder/back coverage

capedcapeless

Lacking shoulder drape

bare-shouldered · uncloaked · bare-backed · undraped · unclothed

heroic/dramatic presentation

capedplainclothed

Not wearing official uniform

uncostumed · unadorned · civilian · unheroic · understated

Phrases
Family

cap, cape, capes, escapade, cappuccino, capelet, caped crusader

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G