Synonyms of costumes

costumes 1 of 2

noun

plural of costume

1

as in dresses

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dresses
• clothes
• outfits
• attires
• garbs
• togs
• getups
• guises
• habiliments
• styles
• duds
• modes
• apparels
• raiments
• vestments
• fashions
• drags
• arrays
• caparisons

2

as in masks

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else

Halloween costumes that caricature some of the "celebrities" created by the media over the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masks
• disguises
• guises
• camouflages
• veils
• dresses
• outfits
• visors
• rigs
• paints
• getups
• cosmetics
• colorings
• dominoes
• vizards
• costumeries
• makeups

costumes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of costume

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of costumes

Noun

When the costumes come off, viewers can see if the romance can survive the shift to reality. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Americans are expected to spend more than $13 billion dollars on celebrating this season, whether that's on horror films, costumes, candy or attractions, according to the National Retail Federation. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

On Sunday when the Bears were playing the Packers, multiple fans showed up to the game wearing Ditka costumes. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

The show is structured as a horror story anthology for adult puppetry fans, featuring an array of gothic costumes, different puppetry styles and lots of music played by a band of Dreadfuls risen out of the graveyard. — Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Parents can put glow sticks, glow necklaces or reflective tape on their children’s costumes for better visibility. — Lina Ruiz october 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Kicking it all off is a masquerade ball where masks and sparkling costumes are the norm. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026

Remaining financial assets and unspent grant funds were being returned, while costumes and stage materials were being donated to local nonprofit partners, according to the letter. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

On the Disney Believe, the tropical landscape and cultures of Colombia will shine through the production’s costumes, set design and dance styles. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

The finale began with part one of the three-part Head of Household competition, as the finalists were forced to hold on to a kite for as long as possible while dressed in some ridiculous Ben Franklin costumes. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026

The night also saw modern iterations of court costumes from the 17th and 18th centuries. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Seven days of building both the Ice King and Charlie the Unicorn costumes with much trial and error have culminated in her decision to go as the Ice King for the first day of San Diego Comic-Con. — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026

Stewart recounted New York’s enthusiastic reaction to the Knicks winning, including the appearance of multiple Spider-Man costumes, a dancing MTA bus driver, and a drum line. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

The same girls who’d posted winking pop-culture-reference couples Halloween costumes a few years ago were now posting their toddlers in their own pop-culture-reference costumes. — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026

To make that medicine go down easier, RAYE costumes her fatalism in a baroque maximalism. — Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

It is celebrated with a ceremonious parade that features a cavalcade of men dressed in Roman soldier costumes, evoking a sense of solemn thanksgiving and spiritual devotion. — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026

The room houses costumes for performances for the entire year, and there are about 40 years of costumes in the room. — Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025