Synonyms of rigging

rigging 1 of 2

noun

ˈri-giŋ 

as in clothing

covering for the human body

even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothing
• clothes
• attire
• dress
• garments
• apparel
• rig
• wear
• costume
• gear
• threads
• livery
• rags
• weeds
• garb
• vestments
• raiment
• toggery
• costumery
• vesture
• wearables
• duds
• clobber
• habit
• togs
• vestiary
• outfit
• wardrobe
• habiliment(s)
• guise
• ensemble
• finery
• regalia
• tailoring
• trim
• underwear
• couture
• bravery
• foofaraw
• pretties
• glad rags
• trumpery
• caparison
• tawdry
• tatters
• frippery
• frock
• getup
• garderobe
• array
• gaiety
• sportswear
• gaudery
• outerwear
• civvies
• ready-to-wear
• mufti
• underclothes
• haberdashery
• menswear
• playwear
• sleepwear
• activewear
• smallclothes
• loungewear
• nightclothes
• prêt-à-porter

rigging

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verb

present participle of rig

as in equipping

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipping
• furnishing
• supplying
• outfitting
• provisioning
• preparing
• fitting (out)
• girding
• kitting (up or out)
• presenting
• stocking
• accoutring
• storing
• arming
• dispensing
• contributing
• distributing
• dealing (out)
• donating
• apportioning
• handing out
• bestowing
• doling out
• meting (out)
• prorating
• allocating
• refitting
• parceling (out)
• fortifying
• assigning
• portioning
• giving
• refurnishing
• allotting
• reequipping
• reoutfitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• dispossessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rigging

Noun

In New York, tall ships, with their masts, rigging and white sails outlined against a blue sky, made a procession around the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

In New York, tall ships, with their masts, rigging and white sails outlined against a blue sky, made a procession around the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River, recalling the fanfare around America’s 200th anniversary in 1976. — Steven Sloan, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Verb

But that choice belongs to the states — not Trump, whose only interest is in rigging the rules for his party’s benefit. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

In Monday’s annual Homeowners Association board election, president Karl de Borbon is running for a ninth consecutive term against opponents who accuse him of rigging last year’s election and a June 8 vote for a swimming pool deck refurbishment project and a bylaw amendment. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026