Armed

Quick meaning: Armed is an adjective meaning (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.

Meaning

(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.

More Meanings

1. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
2. (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
3. simple past and past participle of arm
4. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
5. (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
6. (obsolete) Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
7. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.

Example Sentences

nuclear-armed

the strong-armed man

the four-armed creature

a distemper eminently armed from heaven

Synonyms for armed

Depending on context, synonyms include bristly, bristled, thorny, spiny, prickly, equipped.

Antonyms for armed

Common opposites include armless, unarmed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include weaponed, clawed, taloned, prickly, one-armed, bristly.

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