combed

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/kəʊmd/

adjective

Arranged or groomed with a comb.

“combed hair”

Similar
kempt
Opposite
uncombed
OriginMiddle English combed →
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Meanings

combed1

adjectivecombed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

comparative more combed · superlative most combed

  1. Arranged or groomed with a comb.

    combed hair

    Synonyms: kempt · Antonyms: uncombed

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of comb

combed2

adjectivecombed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

comparative more combed · superlative most combed

  1. Having a comb or crest

    combed lizards

    1 more example

    Az., on a fesse, embattled, counterembattled, arg., between three cocks' heads, erased, of the last, beaked, combed, and wattled, gu., two roses, also gu.

    1860, Bernard Burke, A Selection of Arms Authorized by the Laws of Heraldry, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveArranged or groomed with a comb.

Similar
kempt
Opposite
uncombed

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of hair) made tidy with a comb

Opposite
uncombed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

combed · adjective, verb

  1. Middle Englishcombed
  2. Englishcombed

From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb + -ed.

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combed · adjective

From comb + -ed.

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APA

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MLA

“combed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combed.

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