Synonyms for fabric
ˈfæb rɪkfab·ric

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. fabric

   Synonyms:
   work, construction, edifice, tissue, structure, web, texture

   Antonyms:
   destruction, dismantlement, demolition, fragment, wreck, tatters, ruin, rags, shreds

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. fabric, cloth, material, textilenoun

   artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

   "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

   Synonyms:
   framework, textile, stuff, cloth, material

2. framework, fabricnoun

   the underlying structure

   "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

   Synonyms:
   material, framework, theoretical account, textile, cloth, model

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Structure

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. fabricnoun

   Synonyms:
   building, structure, edifice, pile

2. fabricnoun

   Synonyms:
   texture, conformation, make, workmanship

3. fabricnoun

   Synonyms:
   manufactured cloth

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "fabric":

   tissue, cloth, fabrics, structure, tissues, flexfield, weft, frame, textile, framing, texture, woven, webbing

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1. Nina McLemore boutiquesNina McLemore:

   I went to Paris on February 14 for the semi-annual fabric show, and 30 % of the people who are normally there weren't, the airports were empty, the planes weren't full. It was clear to me, this was really serious.

2. Agnes Repplier:

   It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.

3. Keith Humphreys:

   We need to accept that treating pain and addiction are part of the fabric of taking care of population health -- and our healthcare system must be permanently equipped to do that.

4. Haley Huggins:

   The main thing to look out for is keeping body oils off of the external fabric on a down jacket or sleeping bag because that will wreak havoc on the feathers themselves, when you start seeing oil stains, if the fabric feels greasy or if you start to feel big clumps of down in the jacket or sleeping bag baffles, that’s a sign that you should definitely do something quick.

5. Ben Carson:

   I think it's very different than a situation where someone is working hard, is making a lot of money, is providing a lot of jobs and is contributing to the fabric of America, and us going along and saying, 'Well, this one, he has too much, and this guy over here, he has too little, so let's just take this one's and give it to that one.' That's much more arbitrary, we are talking about the entire nation.