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Synonyms for flannel

Most common

tweed gabardine face cloth washcloth flip

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Face cloth

face cloth, washcloth, washrag US

Other

flip

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

    With the weather turning colder, it was time to dig out our flannel sheets and nightclothes.

  2. n. 2

    A washcloth.

Forms

Plural
flannels → tweeds, whites, gabardines, washcloths…

Example sentences

  • tweed Tom was dressed in an old tweed suit.
  • washcloth Tom wet the washcloth and wiped the mud off his face.
  • flip Yanni was hired to just moronically flip burgers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flannelrising
tweedrising
gabardinesteady
washclothrising
fliprising

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

By length

4 letters
flip1
5 letters
white1, tweed1
7 letters
washrag
9 letters
washcloth2, gabardine3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (washcloth2 = 2 syllables).