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Synonyms for accoutrement

  • noun
  • British English

Most common

equipment gear accessory trappings

All synonyms

Noun

1. Accessory — an article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory

accessory, equipment, trappings, gear

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.

Related words

Other spellings
accouterment US

Forms

Plural
accoutrements → accessories, equipments, gears…

Example sentences

  • equipment Tom didn't have the right equipment to do the job.
  • gear We had to gear our lives to the new circumstances.
  • accessory Tom wears glasses purely as a fashion accessory.
  • trappings Her life has all the trappings of privilege.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
accoutrementrising
equipmentfalling
gearfalling
accessoryfalling
trappingsrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gear1
9 letters
equipment3, accessory4, trappings2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (equipment3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
accoutrement