Synonyms of clothe

clothe

verb

ˈklōt͟h 

1

as in to dress

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dress
• garment
• apparel
• costume
• gown
• attire
• toilet
• garb
• wrap
• bedeck
• habit
• drape
• robe
• suit
• rig (out)
• vesture
• array
• deck (out)
• enrobe
• furnish
• caparison
• invest
• jacket
• dress up
• get up
• tog (up or out)
• cloak
• uniform
• equip
• outfit
• do up
• frock
• vest
• tailor
• mantle
• swaddle
• swathe
• huddle
• bedight
• enswathe
• habilitate
• accoutre
• hap
• dress down
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• undress
• disrobe
• disarray
• unclothe
• uncover
• divest
• denude
• untruss
• unveil
• undrape

2

as in to say

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

regulations clothed in obscure terminology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• express
• put
• articulate
• phrase
• word
• state
• formulate
• couch
• describe
• translate
• tell
• craft
• imply
• disclose
• speak
• suggest
• render
• summarize
• restate
• hint
• communicate
• paraphrase
• intimate
• frame
• insinuate
• utter
• rephrase
• reword
• verbalize
• talk
• write up
• vocalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clothe

Several were naked or partially clothed and left in open areas near main roads. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

The curls, which spiraled around her, were arguably louder than the print she was clad in. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026