Synonyms of clothing

clothing 1 of 2

noun

ˈklō-t͟hiŋ 

as in clothes

covering for the human body

a store that sells both men's and women's clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

clothing

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verb

present participle of clothe

1

as in dressing

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

• dressing
• costuming
• attiring
• garbing
• garmenting
• draping
• gowning
• wrapping
• robing
• suiting
• toileting
• appareling
• habiting
• rigging (out)
• decking (out)
• caparisoning
• bedecking
• vesturing
• enrobing
• arraying
• getting up
• togging (up or out)
• furnishing
• dressing up
• doing up
• investing
• jacketing
• outfitting
• tailoring
• swaddling
• frocking
• cloaking
• uniforming
• mantling
• enswathing
• equipping
• swathing
• huddling
• underdressing
• vesting
• habilitating
• accoutring
• dressing down
• happing
• bedighting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• undressing
• disrobing
• unclothing
• uncovering
• denuding
• untrussing
• divesting
• disarraying
• unveiling
• undraping

2

as in saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

regulations clothed in obscure terminology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saying
• expressing
• putting
• stating
• articulating
• wording
• formulating
• phrasing
• describing
• crafting
• translating
• couching
• implying
• speaking
• disclosing
• summarizing
• hinting
• framing
• telling
• intimating
• suggesting
• rendering
• insinuating
• communicating
• paraphrasing
• uttering
• restating
• talking
• rephrasing
• rewording
• verbalizing
• writing up
• vocalizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clothing

Noun

Four North Texas high school students are accused of attacking a 14-year-old football teammate in the locker room earlier this month and trying to remove his clothing, according to arrest warrant affidavits for the teens. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

The state turned something as personal as clothing into a daily encounter between women and governmental power. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026