Synonyms of raiment

raiment

noun

ˈrā-mənt 

as in clothing

covering for the human body

the prince exchanged his silken raiment for the pauper's humble homespun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothing
• clothes
• attire
• garments
• dress
• apparel
• wear
• vesture
• vestments
• rags
• livery
• garb
• costume
• toggery
• gear
• weeds
• threads
• costumery
• rigging
• togs
• wearables
• duds
• rig
• clobber
• habit
• finery
• wardrobe
• outfit
• habiliment(s)
• vestiary
• regalia
• guise
• caparison
• ensemble
• couture
• trumpery
• underwear
• pretties
• frock
• frippery
• tawdry
• tatters
• bravery
• trim
• gaiety
• tailoring
• getup
• underclothes
• garderobe
• outerwear
• foofaraw
• array
• glad rags
• civvies
• sportswear
• mufti
• ready-to-wear
• nightclothes
• gaudery
• smallclothes
• sleepwear
• haberdashery
• menswear
• loungewear
• activewear
• playwear
• prêt-à-porter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raiment

Monica rises, and her cobalt raiment slithers behind her down the steps. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026

Two of the giants on display, topped with gold crowns and clad in flowing red and deep green raiment, are region-specific. — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 3 July 2018

The play is about history and war and catastrophe and love, domestic and otherwise, in its glittering raiments. — Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2017

The group, now with a wealthy and aristocratic membership of elite Catholics who parade in ornate raiment, has more recently specialized in aiding refugees and the poor in more than 100 countries. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2017

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