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
• buggy
• buckboard
• carryall
• post chaise
• coach
• chaise
• roadster
• coupé
• stage
• calash
• dogcart
• turnout
• phaeton
• curricle
• hackney coach
• tonga
• diligence
• barouche
• cabriolet
• jaunting car
• surrey
• rockaway
• hansom
• brougham
• troika
• droshky
• trap
• victoria
• go-cart
• landau
• tilbury
• 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
• couture
• tailoring
• caparison
• underwear
• pretties
• 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
• 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
• stock
• accoutre
• portion
• deal (out)
• contribute
• parcel (out)
• dole out
• hand out
• mete (out)
• allot
• donate
• dispense
• distribute
• apportion
• fortify
• allocate
• prorate
• bestow
• assign
• refit
• give
• reequip
• refurnish
• reoutfit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• deprive
• divest
• dispossess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rig

Noun

According to Seroka, more than half the truckers registered at the port run five rigs or fewer. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

The rig crushed several vehicles, including a car with a woman inside driving past the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

That unaffordability, Talarico argued at the nighttime rally in Texas that was packed with younger voters, is because billionaires and corrupt politicians have rigged the system. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Conservative nonprofit Advance Colorado put Amendment 86 on the ballot to make sure no one will try to rig the map again. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing rig

• rig (out)