Synonyms of towel

towel

noun

as in napkin

a piece of cloth used for drying things

She dried her hair with a towel.

Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.

Related Words

• napkin
• handkerchief
• tissue
• towelette
• serviette
• hankie
• kerchief
• bandanna

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of towel

Powell then proceeded to shoot a sequence that required him to scale an apartment building in only a bath towel. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026

Even though his company is feeling the squeeze from China, Muñoz isn’t ready to throw in the towel. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

The feels-like temperature was 105 degrees, with umpires chugging water between innings and fans shielding their heads with giveaway towels on a cloudless day. — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The facility’s operator did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, sanitizer requirement/use, cloth towel use/storage, food contact surface cleaning and cold holding temperatures. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing towel

• throw in the towel