Antonyms for costume
ˈkɒs tum, -tyum; kɒˈstum, -ˈstyumcos·tume

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. costumenoun

   Synonyms:
   outfit

2. costumenoun

   To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

   The dancer was wearing Highland costume.

   Synonyms:
   outfit

3. costumenoun

   An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.

   We wore gorilla costumes to the party.

   Synonyms:
   outfit

4. costumenoun

   A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

   The bride wore a grey going-away costume.

   Synonyms:
   outfit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costume

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. costume

   Antonyms:
   disguise, transformation, incognito

   Synonyms:
   uniform, livery, robes

Matched Categories

1. • Attire
   • Performing Arts
   • Supply

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. costumenoun

   the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

   "he won the prize for best costume"

2. costumenoun

   unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

   "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"

3. costumenoun

   the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)

4. costumeverb

   the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

   "he wore his national costume"

5. costume, dress upverb

   dress in a costume

   "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

   Synonyms:
   tog up, prink, trick out, fancy up, dress up, fig up, rig out, deck out, bard, gussy up, tog out, window-dress, dress, barde, caparison, deck up, fig out, get up, overdress, attire, trick up

6. costumeverb

   furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

   Synonyms:
   dress up

How to use costume in a sentence?

1. Armando Iannucci:

   I re-read 'David Copperfield' about 10 or so years ago and it just felt so cinematic and funny and experimental. It felt very modern, it also speaks of these sort of contemporary issues as well and I just want to get that life and that humor and approach it maybe as if there were no rules as to how you make a costume drama.

2. Thomas Steinemann:

   People who wear costume contacts or colored contacts that they find at the dollar store or the flea market usually end up in my office needing treatment of some kind, i see patients all the time who come in who may wear colored lenses and they talk about how they’re not comfortable and they ca n’t always see well.

3. Author Melissa Hart:

   I refuse to give in, I refuse to surrender. I will fight the good fight, I will put on my inflatable T. rex costume and fill the little free libraries in my community with diverse books until the cows come home.

4. Bon Appetit:

   From an extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume 16 years ago to my blind spots as an editor, I've not championed an inclusive vision.

5. Michelle Christie:

   When you have characters in costume and they're all with all their friends who had a hearing loss, they felt like they belonged, i remember just looking at the audience a lot and seeing parents just weep. They're just so happy to see that their child can do this.

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