RIGGING (OUT) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

rigging (out)

verb

Definition of rigging (out)

present participle of rig (out)

as in clothing

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion

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Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

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Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.

— Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dressing

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Since the disruption did not impact all customers, the carrier has not distributed credits to everyone, but some people have reported getting up to $80.

— Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
In a study of more than 400,000 adults, people who spent more time in outdoor light during the day reported fewer insomnia symptoms, less tiredness, and an easier time getting up in the morning.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

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