Synonyms for trappings
Most common
paraphernalia accoutrement UK furnishing finery frippery caparison
All synonyms
Noun
1. Paraphernalia
paraphernalia, accoutrement UK, accouterment US, equipment, gear, equipage
Definitions
- n. 1
Clothing or equipment.
He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.
Choose the right word
Caparison is used rarely and somewhat slightingly, and trappings quite contemptuously, for showy human apparel.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- paraphernalia Sami found drug paraphernalia in Layla's bag.
- furnishing Furnishing a new apartment imposes large expenses.
- frippery Mary doesn't need all that frippery for a simple visit to church.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trappings | rising | |
| paraphernalia | steady | |
| accoutrement | rising | |
| furnishing | falling | |
| finery | rising | |
| frippery | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gear1
- 6 letters
- finery3
- 7 letters
- harness2
- 8 letters
- wardrobe2, equipage, frippery
- 9 letters
- equipment3, caparison
- 10 letters
- furnishing3
- 12 letters
- accoutrement4, accouterment4
- 13 letters
- paraphernalia5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finery3 = 3 syllables).