Synonyms of clothes

clothes 1 of 2

plural noun

ˈklōz 

as in clothing

covering for the human body

put on your warmest clothes—it's freezing outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

clothes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clothe

1

as in dresses

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

• dresses
• costumes
• garments
• attires
• habits
• robes
• gowns
• apparels
• garbs
• drapes
• suits
• toilets
• decks (out)
• wraps
• rigs (out)
• togs (up or out)
• jackets
• bedecks
• vestures
• enrobes
• arrays
• outfits
• gets up
• frocks
• caparisons
• dresses up
• uniforms
• cloaks
• mantles
• does up
• vests
• invests
• tailors
• swaddles
• furnishes
• enswathes
• swathes
• huddles
• equips
• habilitates
• dresses down
• haps
• bedights
• accoutres
• underdresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• unclothes
• uncovers
• disarrays
• untrusses
• denudes
• divests
• unveils
• undrapes

2

as in says

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

regulations clothed in obscure terminology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• words
• expresses
• phrases
• states
• puts
• couches
• articulates
• formulates
• crafts
• describes
• intimates
• translates
• implies
• hints
• frames
• summarizes
• speaks
• suggests
• paraphrases
• discloses
• tells
• insinuates
• restates
• communicates
• utters
• renders
• rewords
• rephrases
• verbalizes
• talks
• vocalizes
• writes up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clothes

Plural noun

Experts say these are the types of clothes that are fine to wear repeatedly without washing. — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023

As a matter of fact, some of those clothes were my own — my own sweatpants and my own t-shirt. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023

He was found under a pile of clothes in the basement of the house. — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023

The regional winter response team got to work early Monday providing shelter, meals, showers and a change of clothes to vulnerable populations as freezing temperatures and sleet crept into the area. — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023