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Synonyms for rug

Most common

carpet carpeting wig toupee

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Carpet

carpet, carpeting

2. Toupee — A wig; a hairpiece

toupee, hairpiece, wig

Other

matt UK, mat US, matte US, rughead slang US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A wig; a hairpiece.

  2. n. 2

    A partial covering for a floor.

Forms

Plural
rugs → carpets, carpetings, toupees, hairpieces…

Example sentences

  • carpet A purple carpet will not go with this red curtain.
  • carpeting Hotels usually install wall-to-wall carpeting.
  • wig It'll take some time to get used to wearing a wig.
  • toupee She gave a titter when his toupee fell sideways.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rugrising
carpetrising
carpetingfalling
wigrising
toupeerising

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

By length

3 letters
mat1, wig1
4 letters
matt1
5 letters
matte1
6 letters
carpet2, toupee2
7 letters
rughead
9 letters
carpeting3, hairpiece

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carpet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tapis
Italiano
tappeto
Español
alfombra
Deutsch
Teppich
Català
estofa