Synonyms of rigging

rigging 1 of 2

noun

ˈri-giŋ 

as in clothing

covering for the human body

even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

rigging

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verb

present participle of rig

as in equipping

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

• equipping
• furnishing
• supplying
• outfitting
• provisioning
• preparing
• fitting (out)
• girding
• kitting (up or out)
• presenting
• stocking
• accoutring
• storing
• arming
• dispensing
• contributing
• distributing
• dealing (out)
• donating
• apportioning
• handing out
• bestowing
• doling out
• meting (out)
• prorating
• allocating
• refitting
• parceling (out)
• fortifying
• assigning
• portioning
• giving
• refurnishing
• allotting
• reequipping
• reoutfitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• dispossessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rigging

Noun

Traditionally used to damage a ship’s rigging and destroy masts, in this instance it was used by the patriots as an antipersonnel weapon, with devastating effect. — Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Both locations, which feature ship riggings, ocean-blue floors and other buccaneer-chic theming, offer a gastropub menu of burgers, salads, prime-rib sandwiches and a rum wall stocked with hundreds of rare bottles. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026

José Luis Ábalos, who was Spain’s transport minister between 2018 and 2021, was last week handed a 24-year sentence for rigging public contracts for face masks and other medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 July 2026