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Synonyms for waistband

Most common

belt sash girdle cincture

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

Forms

Plural
waistbands → sashes, belts, girdles, cinctures…

Example sentences

  • belt You need to attach a white garter belt underneath.
  • sash The red sash perfectly accessorizes her black dress.
  • girdle Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
waistbandrising
beltsteady
sashsteady
girdlesteady
cincturesteady

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

By length

4 letters
belt1, sash1
6 letters
girdle2
8 letters
cincture
10 letters
waistcloth

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (girdle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ceinture
Italiano
cintura
Español
cinturón
Deutsch
Gürtel
Català
cinturó