GARBS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

garbs 1 of 2

noun

plural of garb

as in costumes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration

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as in looks

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

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garbs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of garb

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes firefighters garbed in protective gear

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Recent Examples of garbs

Noun

Customers can come in sweaty gym clothes or date-night garbs. — Jenna Thompson march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 The barely believable but entirely true story saw gay rights activists trick their way into the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London by dressing plainly and conservatively – one even went as far as dressing as nun, while another donned the garbs of a bishop. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbs

Noun

Meanwhile, the mom-of-four—who also shares son Luca, 14, with ex-husband Mike Comrie, as well as daughters Mae, 5, and Townes, 2, with Koma—traded her sparkly on-stage costumes for a white tank top and light gray sweatpants.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Zoe De La Paz began sewing costumes as a hobby in high school.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of costumes

Noun

Carleton had to follow Fudd, but missed her first three looks and then four in a row on the middle rack, eliminating her from contention.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Meanwhile, Godar matched his now-wife with three looks of his own, including a creamy tan vest and matching dress pants with a crisp white shirt for the rehearsal dinner.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of looks

Verb

Regardless, men behaving in a repulsed or shocked way when a man dresses feminine or in women’s clothing is homophobic.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Case in point, the Organic Cotton Relaxed Oxford Shirt, which stylist Nicole Chavez, who dresses Witherspoon, handpicked in her cool-girl summer capsule.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 July 2026

Definition of dresses

Noun

The increase in gray divorces might start to plateau when millennials – who got married under very different circumstances and social attitudes than their predecessors – start aging into retirement, said Park.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Instead, the Takaichi criticism reflects a gradual shift in attitudes towards work and gender roles, especially among younger Japanese, Brown says.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of attitudes

Noun

Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Those figures are comparable only in some respects because private transaction values can include debt while public market capitalizations do not.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

Even actors whose roles have limited scope, like Zendaya, Nyong’o, Hawkins and Mia Goth as Penelope’s duplicitous maid, register as vital presences.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
By contrast, the three male actors who appear in major supporting roles—along with Colin, there’s Lindon as the doctor and Louis Garrel as Maxine’s cinematographer and, ultimately, lover—are all veterans whose iconic presences make their small roles feel unusually, even inappropriately, prominent.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Definition of presences

Noun

According to Martin Limpert, Managing Director of Range Rover, the new model has been conceived to redefine expectations of the grand touring segment by combining engaging road manners with capabilities that traditional GT cars simply cannot offer.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Abroad, it will be interpreted as representing the manners of all Americans, so your embarrassment is understandable.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of manners

Noun

Mora erased a 1-0 deficit with goals in the 56th and 67th minutes, giving him 48 in 145 regular-season appearances — third most in club history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
The Niners have made two trips to the Super Bowl under his watch following the 2019 and 2023 seasons and made two additional appearances in the NFC title game in the 2021 and ’22 seasons.

— Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

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