Synonyms of garb

garb 1 of 2

noun

ˈgärb 

1

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• attire
• clothes
• dress
• getup
• outfit
• togs
• guise
• apparel
• raiment
• style
• duds
• mode
• drag
• vestments
• fashion
• habiliment(s)
• caparison
• array

2

as in look

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

a fable about personal redemption presented in the garb of a conventional horror story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• look
• attitude
• manner
• presence
• demeanor
• appearance
• dress
• mien
• aspect
• outside
• figure
• behavior
• posture
• regard
• person
• stance
• pose
• deportment
• air
• shape
• cut of one's jib
• bearing
• comportment
• carriage
• poise
• features
• face
• mold
• visage
• complexion
• color
• coloring
• countenance
• physiognomy
• cast
• habit
• turn
• habitus
• superficies

garb

2 of 2

verb

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

firefighters garbed in protective gear

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of garb

Noun

Svelte white waitresses in generic Asian garb swirled around us. — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Julian took advantage of the whole experience and donned the helmet and flack jacket, while Alina was happier posing in her civilian garb for pictures. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Her father's New Year’s greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026