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Synonyms for trousers

  • noun

Most common

pair of trousers kegs lally-drags pantaloons

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pant

pant US AU, pair of trousers

Other

pants UK US AU, pantaloons, breeches informal, kegs, trews UK, lally-drags, strides slang UK AU

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.

    The trousers need to be shortened.

Related words

Phrases
wear the trousers pair of trousers stovepipe trousers combat trousers in short trousers drainpipe trousers peg-top trousers sweat trousers
Is a kind of
clothing drawers

Example sentences

  • kegs How many kegs of beer did you order for the party?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
trousersrising
kegssteady
pantaloonsrising

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

By length

4 letters
pant1, kegs1
5 letters
pants1, trews
7 letters
strides1
8 letters
breeches2
10 letters
pantaloons3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (breeches2 = 2 syllables).