bearded

[beer-did] / ˈbɪər dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

having facial hair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shaggy unshaven

STRONG

bewhiskered whiskered

WEAK

barbate beardy bristly bushy goateed hairy hirsute stubbled stubbly

Antonyms

WEAK

unbearded unhirsute

Example Sentences

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The site is home to bird species including bearded tit, avocet, redshank and lapwing.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The trendy, bearded sports photographer I met for a late-night dinner at Fred 62 in Los Feliz.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The new crop of bearded and mustachioed pols is just the beginning, predicts Trainor, the historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Its bearded guerrilla fighters inspired 1960s student movements from Paris to Mexico City.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

My father saw the head of a bearded seal, just the top of it, sticking up through the ice.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell