Synonyms of stockings

stockings

noun

plural of stocking

as in socks

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg

thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• socks
• hose
• anklets
• bootees
• kneesocks
• bobby socks
• hosieries
• support hoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stockings

One challenge for Japan is changing office culture, which has long expected men to dress in suits while women are expected to wear stockings and formal skirts. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

As the audience cheered, Rodrigo appeared, or possibly floated, on stage in a sheer baby doll dress and knee high stockings. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026

Fishnet tights, lavender thigh-high stockings and Saint Laurent’s metallic leather Danceteria boots carried the palette to the knee. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

Many retailers hold Christmas in July sales, offering steep discounts on everything from artificial trees and wreaths to stockings, lights, and tabletop decorations. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Waist-high stockings offer full-length compression from the foot to the hip. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

La Perla and Falke fishnet stockings became a go-to styling trick that often raised a stranger’s eyebrow or garnered a whistle from dinner dates. — Nicky Josephine, Vogue, 29 June 2026

The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox. — Ryan Baker, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations. — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026