Synonyms for fabric
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)
- n. 2
The physical material of a building.
This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later.
Related words
- Phrases
- fabric conditioner fabric softener oblique fabric
- Is a kind of
- material matter substance stuff
Forms
- Plural
- fabrics → materials, textiles, cloths, tissues…
Example sentences
- tissue Foam rollers are great tools for soft tissue work.
- cloth The waitress spread a white cloth over the table.
- textile Valentina's mother worked in a textile plant.
- construction Maybe, I need to use some infinitive construction?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fabric | rising | |
| tissue | steady | |
| cloth | steady | |
| textile | falling | |
| construction | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- web1
- 4 letters
- make1, work1, pile1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, frame1, cloth1
- 6 letters
- tissue2
- 7 letters
- texture2, textile2, edifice3
- 8 letters
- building2, material4
- 9 letters
- structure2, framework2
- 12 letters
- construction3, architecture4, conformation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tissue2 = 2 syllables).