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gown

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gown

1 a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl

  • a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding
Synonyms of gown

dress, frock
Words Related to gown

chemise, coatdress, granny dress, housedress, jumper, kimono, kirtle, minidress, Mother Hubbard, muumuu, overdress, sack, sheath, shift, shirtdress, shirtwaist, sundress, sweaterdress, tea gown

2 a loose pullover garment worn in bed

  • answered the front door still dressed in the gown that she had been sleeping in
Synonyms of gown

nightdress, nightgown, nightshirt
Words Related to gown

nightclothes

pajamas, pj's

nightcap

lingerie, negligee (also negligé), nightie (or nighty)

gown

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gown

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

  • a Renaissance portrait of a queen gowned in exotic silks and satins
Synonyms of gown

apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture
Words Related to gown

cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest

drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap

accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform

dress down, underdress
Near Antonyms of gown

denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil
Antonyms of gown

disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

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