uniformed

Wearing standard attire

Uniformed describes someone wearing a uniform—the standardized clothing that identifies membership in a group: uniformed police officers, uniformed security guards.

The word almost always modifies people in official or professional roles: military personnel, flight attendants, doormen.

A uniformed officer approached the vehicle.

police

officer

Authority figure in uniform

sheriff · trooper · deputy · detective · sergeant · captain · precinct · beat · squad · bobby

services

firefighter

Emergency blaze responder

  • paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
  • pilotOne who steers aircraft

chef · doorman · bellhop · usher · lifeguard · sailor · porter · valet

military

soldier

Armed forces member

infantry · platoon · sergeant · lieutenant · general · colonel · cadet · brigade · squadron · deployment

school

student

One formally enrolled somewhere

  • blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • plaidWoven crisscross pattern

skirt · crest · badge · prefect · headmaster · assembly · dress-code · loafers · cardigan · collar

appearance

crisp

Firm and breakable

buttoned · tailored · regulation · smart · sharp · neat · trim · immaculate · brass · stripes

Categories
Opposites
official dress status

uniformedplainclothes

Civilian dress for officers

plainclothed · undercover · civilian · incognito · disguised

clothing state

uniformedunclothed

Lacking any garments

naked · undressed · nude · bare

Phrases
Family

uniform, uniformity, uniforms, nonuniform, dress uniform, uniforming, school uniform, military uniform

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G