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
• stage
• coupé
• calash
• turnout
• dogcart
• phaeton
• curricle
• hackney coach
• tonga
• diligence
• barouche
• cabriolet
• jaunting car
• surrey
• rockaway
• hansom
• brougham
• trap
• troika
• droshky
• 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

The practical effects rig was created from a cast of Hamill’s hand from 1979, which allowed filmmakers to achieve the famous scene entirely in-camera decades before digital visual effects, the post noted. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

While the driver struggles at the wheel, the rest of the crew must scout, scream directions to the driver and operate winches to pull the rig out of mud or dangle it over cliffs. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Verb

This asymmetric expression could rig up motor circuitry, such as an abundance of neurons with long, signal-carrying fibers, that leads to more involuntary movement on one side than the other. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026

This has been by design and to a certain extent, is rigged to give the best possible opportunity of this outcome. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Phrases Containing rig

• rig (out)