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

Under the company’s program, customers can pay 30% down on a variety of machines, including a frontier level Nvidia H200 rig that starts at $54,516, and spread out remaining payments over five years. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Throughout the night, a massive cylindrical lighting-and-video rig loomed above the stage, descending toward the performers, rising into the rafters and continually changing the dimensions of the space around them. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

In any case, the bus is rigged to explode, ostensibly holding Annie and everyone else in a deathtrap. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

The new president also faces opposition from Petro, who has refused to acknowledge the election result and claimed, without providing credible evidence, that the vote count was rigged. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing rig

• rig (out)