Synonyms of gowns

gowns 1 of 2

noun

plural of gown

1

as in dresses

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 & Similar Words

• dresses
• frocks
• jumpers
• kimonos
• sheaths
• shirtwaists
• kirtles
• chemises
• minidresses
• housedresses
• sundresses
• muumuus
• shirtdresses
• tea gowns
• granny dresses
• overdresses
• sacks
• shifts
• Mother Hubbards
• coatdresses
• sweaterdresses

2

as in pajamas

a loose pullover garment worn in bed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pajamas
• nightgowns
• nightdresses
• nightshirts
• lingeries
• nightclothes
• negligees
• nighties
• nightcaps
• pj's

gowns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gown

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

a Renaissance portrait of a queen gowned in exotic silks and satins

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gowns

Noun

Wedding gowns are couture pieces that require many hours to craft thanks to their intricate layers, beading, embroidery, and bodice construction. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

More than two decades later, Sink brought one of its butterfly-wing gowns back to the red carpet for a major turn in her own career. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2026

Once a bachelorette party came in all wearing bridesmaid gowns. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

At the Coward screening during the Cannes Film Festival, the sisters once again chose shimmering Zuhair Murad gowns that played off one another perfectly. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

The variations of embellished mini dresses, column gowns and pant suits on the runways this season served as proof. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026

On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall. — Matt Stieb, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Verb

Lopez wore three custom Ralph Lauren gowns – one a revamp of the designer's turtleneck column dress made with 1,000 handkerchiefs. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Were the 1989 sets and surprise song gowns Easter Eggs or picked on a whim? — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025

Sabrina Carpenter’s showgirl twist Sabrina Carpenter has made halter necks and strapless gowns her red-carpet staples of late. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025