Synonyms of rig

rig 1 of 2

noun

1

as in carriage

a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers

romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carriage
• cab
• chariot
• stagecoach
• equipage
• tandem
• gig
• coupe
• buggy
• buckboard
• hansom cab
• carryall
• post chaise
• coach
• chaise
• roadster
• stage
• coupé
• calash
• turnout
• dogcart
• phaeton
• curricle
• hackney coach
• tonga
• diligence
• barouche
• cabriolet
• surrey
• jaunting car
• drosky
• rockaway
• hansom
• brougham
• trap
• troika
• droshky
• victoria
• go-cart
• landau
• tilbury
• caleche
• calèche
• stanhope
• hackney
• caroche
• four-in-hand

2

as in clothing

covering for the human body

most of the celebrants of the town's bicentennial will be in festive rig—so don't show up in jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

rig

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verb

ˈrig 

as in to equip

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equip
• supply
• furnish
• outfit
• provision
• prepare
• kit (up or out)
• fit (out)
• gird
• arm
• present
• store
• accouter
• accoutre
• stock
• portion
• deal (out)
• contribute
• parcel (out)
• dole out
• hand out
• mete (out)
• allot
• donate
• distribute
• apportion
• dispense
• fortify
• allocate
• prorate
• bestow
• assign
• refit
• give
• reequip
• refurnish
• reoutfit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• deprive
• divest
• dispossess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rig

Noun

Film sets have significant control over lighting, which is crucial, and these smartphone cameras often have third-party lenses attached to the back and are mounted on tripods and rigs that level them up significantly more than your average vacation videos. —Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 June 2025

This electricity will fuel a range of high-performance applications – from bitcoin mining rigs to artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads – effectively turning remote well sites into digital infrastructure hubs. —Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025

Verb

In April, a judge ruled that Newsmax made defamatory statements about Dominion Voting related to the news channel's claims the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election, and said the case could proceed to trial, according to the New York Times. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 10 June 2025

Before filming, the crew sawed through part of the bridge and rigged it with explosives to ensure a dramatic collapse and then set it on fire. —Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025

Phrases Containing rig

• rig (out)