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Synonyms for vest

Most common

enthrone dress robe

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Invest

invest, enthrone

Noun

1. Undershirt — A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse

undershirt US, tank top US, singlet

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

  2. n. 1

    A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

Forms

Plural
vests → undershirts, singlets, waistcoats, wife-beaters…
Past participle
vested
e.g. vested → invested, enthroned, drest, robed…

Choose the right word

or Vest?

In the United States this garment is commonly called a vest, and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an under-garment.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • dress She stood out because she was wearing a red dress.
  • robe Mary slipped off her robe and got into the shower.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vestrising
enthronesteady
dressrising
roberising

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

By length

4 letters
robe1
5 letters
dress1, endow2
6 letters
invest2, clothe1
7 letters
singlet
8 letters
enthrone
9 letters
waistcoat
10 letters
undershirt3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (endow2 = 2 syllables).