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Synonyms for garment

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

dress apparel garb clothe

All synonyms

Verb

dress, clothe, apparel, garb, tog, array, enclothe, habilitate, robe, attire, dight dated

Noun

clothing, clothes, piece of clothing, vestment, vesture, fit-out, habiliment

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To clothe in a garment.

  2. n. 1

    A single article of clothing.

Related words

Word family
garmentless garmentmaker garnish garrison
Phrases
foundation garment outer garment garment bag temple garment garment worksheet

Forms

Plural
garments → clothings, vestments, vestures, fit-outs…
Past participle
garmented
e.g. garmented → drest, clothed, appareled, garbed…

Example sentences

  • dress She stood out because she was wearing a red dress.
  • apparel We went up two floors to reach the apparel stalls.
  • garb Dressed in ceremonial garb, he began the ritual.
  • clothe It's preferable that I clothe you instead of feeding you.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
garmentrising
dressrising
apparelsteady
garbrising
clothesteady

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

By length

3 letters
tog
4 letters
robe1, garb1
5 letters
dress1, array2, dight
6 letters
attire3, clothe1
7 letters
clothes1, apparel3, vesture
8 letters
clothing2, vestment2, enclothe
10 letters
habilitate, habiliment

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (array2 = 2 syllables).