Synonyms for chemise

Most common

slip · teddy · shirt · sack · smock

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.

Forms

Plural

chemises → shifts, slips, teddys, shimmies…

Example sentences

• slip She was walking slowly, so that she wouldn't slip.
• teddy We watched the baby snuggling with her teddy bear.
• shirt It looks like Tom has lost a button off his shirt.
• sack All I found in the pantry was a sack of hard bread.
• smock She wore one of her daddy's old shirts as a paint smock.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

slip¹, sack¹

5 letters

shift¹, shirt¹, teddy², smock¹

6 letters

shimmy²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (teddy² = 2 syllables).