Synonyms for apparel
əˈpær əlap·par·el

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1. apparel

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

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

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1. apparel

   Synonyms:
   clothes, robes, vesture, vestments, raiment, garniture, habiliments, habit, dress, clothing, caparison, trappings, housings

   Antonyms:
   nudity, disinvestiture, deshabille, tatters, rags

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1. apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothesverb

   clothing in general

   "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

   Synonyms:
   clothes, garb, dress, attire, frock, wearing apparel

2. dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparelverb

   provide with clothes or put clothes on

   "Parents must feed and dress their child"

   Synonyms:
   line up, cloak, decorate, outfit, curry, clip, preen, primp, prune, drape, garment, habilitate, robe, trim, invest, dress out, arrange, adorn, garb, raiment, coiffe, fit, do, coiffure, equip, get dressed, plume, coif, garnish, fit out, crop, dress up, clothe, tog, cut back, enclothe, set, snip, lop, dress, groom

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1. apparelnoun

   Synonyms:
   clothes, clothing, dress, raiment, attire, ARRAY, costume, toilet, habit, habiliments, garb, gear, garments, vestments, outfit, accoutrement, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, wardrobe

2. apparelverb

   Synonyms:
   dress, clothe, attire, array, robe, rig, accoutre, equip, fit out, TRICK OUT

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1. List of paraphrases for "apparel":

   clothing, clothes, garment, garments, vêtements, outerwear, dress, sportswear

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How to use apparel in a sentence?

1. Aruna Kashyap:

   These global apparel brands are household names, they have a lot of leverage, and can and should do more to ensure their contracts with garment factories are not contributing to labor rights abuses.

2. Xavier Becerra:

   I walked through Fort Bliss. I walked through the lodging area for boys and girls. We keep the boys and girls separate. I saw no issue with the attire, apparel for the kids.

3. Randy Goldberg:

   David HeathHeath kind of take David HeathHeath socks for granted. They're an afterthought in the design and apparel world, we just got obsessed with this idea that we could help solve a problem through starting a business.

4. Greg McBride:

   Pervasive price pressures across categories of spending that are necessities — shelter, food, electricity, apparel, vehicle insurance, and household furnishings and operations — show that broad-based improvement on the inflation front is still lacking.

5. Matthew Henry:

   Women who profess the Christian religion, must be modest in apparel.”