Synonyms of tailoring

tailoring 1 of 2

noun

as in couture

Related Words

• couture
• ready-to-wear
• sportswear
• outerwear
• ensemble
• prêt-à-porter
• costume
• civvies
• loungewear
• garb
• underwear
• activewear
• livery
• mufti
• frock
• playwear
• menswear
• underclothes
• sleepwear
• getup
• haberdashery
• smallclothes
• outfit
• guise
• nightclothes
• finery
• tatters
• trim
• regalia
• wardrobe
• frippery
• glad rags
• tawdry
• foofaraw
• trumpery
• gaudery
• bravery
• caparison
• pretties
• array
• gaiety
• garderobe

tailoring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tailor

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusting
• adapting
• suiting
• conforming
• putting
• shaping
• customizing
• editing
• fitting
• preparing
• accommodating
• fashioning
• matching
• conditioning
• modifying
• altering
• transforming
• doctoring
• acclimating
• converting
• bending
• establishing
• acclimatizing
• modeling
• equipping
• tuning
• correcting
• readjusting
• training
• reworking
• gearing
• patterning
• revising
• redesigning
• harmonizing
• attuning
• regulating
• orienting
• remaking
• rooting
• recycling
• reclaiming
• refashioning
• remodeling
• recasting
• hardening
• reengineering
• readapting
• priming
• reinventing
• squaring
• orientating
• settling
• revamping
• acquainting
• refitting
• familiarizing
• rigging
• refocusing
• toughening
• redoing
• rehearsing
• readying
• inuring
• accustoming
• redeveloping
• phasing
• seasoning
• habituating
• fine-tuning
• registering
• rejiggering
• habilitating
• making over
• naturalizing
• refiguring
• fiddling (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tailoring

Noun

Instead, Brink and stylist Shiona Turini consistently blend masculine tailoring and feminine silhouettes to create looks worth emulating all autumn long. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Celebrities including Zoe Kravitz, along with stylists and fashion insiders, are wearing tennis necklaces with everything from denim and knitwear to casual tailoring, proving that this once-formal jewel can be surprisingly everyday. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Organizers describe it as project-first, tailoring outreach to the specific opportunities available to each film. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

With Mike McDaniel tailoring an offense around him, and Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle offering lethal receiver targets, Tagovailoa threw 73 touchdowns, compared with 29 interceptions, over those three seasons. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026