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attire

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of attire

covering for the human body

needed some suitable attire for the job interview

Synonyms of attire

apparel, clothes, clothing, dress, duds, garments, gear, rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds

Words Related to attire

array, bravery, caparison, finery, gaiety (also gayety), glad rags, pretties, regalia, trim

foofaraw, frippery

costume, ensemble, frock, garb, getup, guise, livery, outfit

civvies (also civies), mufti

couture, ready-to-wear, tailoring

activewear, loungewear, outerwear, playwear, sportswear

nightclothes, sleepwear, smallclothes, underclothes, underwear

haberdashery, menswear

attire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of attire

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet

Synonyms of attire

apparel, array, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), vesture

Words Related to attire

cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest

drape, enswathe, swaddle, swathe, wrap

accoutre (or accouter), equip, furnish, outfit, tailor, uniform

dress down, underdress

Near Antonyms of attire

denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil

Antonyms of attire

disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress

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