Synonyms for clothing
ˈkloʊ ðɪŋcloth·ing

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1. clothing

   Clothing denotes the entire covering of the body, taken as a whole; clothes and garments view it as composed of separate parts. Clothes, clothing, and garments may be used of inner or outer covering; all the other words in the list (with possible rare exceptions in the case of raiment) refer to the outer garments. Array, raiment, and vesture are archaic or poetic; so, too, is habit, except in technical use to denote a lady's riding-dress. The word vestments is now rare, except in ecclesiastical use. Apparel and attire are most frequently used of somewhat complete and elegant outer clothing, tho Shakespeare speaks of "poor and mean attire." Dress may be used, specifically, for a woman's gown, and in that sense may be either rich or shabby; but in the general sense it denotes outer clothing which is meant to be elegant, complete, and appropriate to some social or public occasion; as, full dress, court dress, evening dress, etc. Dress has now largely displaced apparel and attire. Garb denotes the clothing characteristic of some class, profession, or the like; as, the garb of a priest. Costume is chiefly used for that which befits an assumed character; as, a theatrical costume; we sometimes speak of a national costume, etc.

   Synonyms:
   apparel, array, attire, clothes, costume, dress, garb, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, robes, uniform, vestments, vesture

   Antonyms:
   bareness, disarray, dishabille, exposure, nakedness, nudity, undress

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1. clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habilimentnoun

   a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

   Synonyms:
   wearable, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, wear, vesture

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1. clothingnoun

   Synonyms:
   garments, CLOTHES

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1. clothingnoun

   Synonyms:
   clothes, raiment

   Associated words:
   frippery, wardrobe, habilatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "clothing":

   apparel, clothes, garments, garment, dress, yi, vêtements, outerwear, linen, attire, wear, fashion, clothe, robe, costume, laundry

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1. Steve Lindsay:

   People carrying malaria parasite already have a signature scent, and we know if dogs can smell drugs, food and other substances, they should be able to detect this smell on clothing, too.

2. Richard Craig:

   If someone in a cave was handling something for a long time, he or she was probably preparing food, creating clothing or making a helpful tool of some kind.

3. Chip Wilson:

   I think the fashion people lost the market, we're not wearing baggy clothing. We're not wearing suits and ties. We're wearing clothing that's a little bit tighter.

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The body is a clothing that suits us for life. (Le corps est un habit - Qui nous va à vie.)

5. Susan Walley:

   I ’m a parent of three boys, and when I hear from my boys [ that ] they do n’t want to go to the bathroom because people will be vaping in there, it just breaks my heart that they’re not having a bathroom break all day because of that, that kids are so addicted that they have to sneak away to the bathroom, or they are vaping in class using some covert pieces of clothing, shows this really is a public health crisis. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.