GROOMED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

groomed 1 of 2

adjective

as in tidy

being clean and in good order the front office is always carefully groomed in order to give customers a good first impression

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groomed

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verb

past tense of groom

as in prepared

to make ready in advance the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit

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Recent Examples of groomed

Adjective

Besides the longest beard, competitors vied for the best-groomed, most unique, most historic and best beard with a costume. — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 19 Aug. 2026 The result is reminiscent of healthy-looking natural nails—only more well-groomed, even, and mirror-like. — Paula Oelbaum, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2026 Snowmobiling, in particular, is a big deal here, with a hearty network of 750 groomed trails within the larger Hamilton County. — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Greenfield, 45 — who played Schmidt, the impeccably groomed, neat freak on the show — appeared on the Friday, July 31 episode of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 The beach is regularly groomed, cleaned, and kept clear of encroaching vegetation, resulting in a pristine white-sand beach that’s unmatched anywhere else in the state. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 The horses were well-groomed and healthy looking. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026 Nothing channels luxury quite like a perfectly groomed manicure. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 19 June 2026 Tradwife social media content typically offers an aspirational narrative in the form of videos depicting immaculately groomed, hyperfeminine women, often sporting vintage styles, cooking meals from scratch, and homeschooling their children. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Verb

Other players would come forward to say Richardson had groomed and physically and emotionally abused them. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 Nellie groomed assistant coach Avery Johnson to take over his role as the coach. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The hope is that the rookies will steadily improve, stay healthy, and master the roles they’re all being groomed for. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 He’s been seen riding on the back of another monkey, sitting with the adults and being groomed and hugged. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 When the cats were in the mood for physical contact, the researchers found that 41 percent of the time cats groomed another cat. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 Her brother was being groomed for succession, even though Connie had the skills to run the business. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Province Lake won’t take you over fairways groomed to perfection, and that’s by design. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for groomed

Adjective

Zig Zag, tidy and efficient, offers just a couple of options at a time.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Instead, legislators wrote themselves a tidy little political come-on.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tidy

Verb

Those looking ahead to Labor Day weekend should be prepared for the heat to continue, with a 15% to 25% chance of storms.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
For a year, members of Danbury Unites for Immigrants had prepared for the kind of scenario that was now playing out.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepared

Adjective

Hyundai There’s also a bigger 61-kWh pack that boosts range to as much as 308 miles (496 km), depending on trim, with a 10-to-80% DC charging time of around 30 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Trees that are suited to your growing zone and local climate conditions will be easier to maintain over time, but be mindful of the pruning and other types of care trees will need to keep them looking trim, tidy, and healthy.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of trim

Adjective

For all the conservative positioning of Anne as a rebuttal to more urban, racially diverse, multicultural programming…Anne had more significance than this neat divide between contemporary culture and conservative history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
As of this writing, the Rockies are at a perfectly neat 62-100 pace.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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