Synonyms for attire
əˈtaɪərat·tire

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. attire

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. attire

   Synonyms:
   robes, garments, clothing, vestments, habiliment, habit, raiment, clothes, garb, apparel, accoutrement, livery, uniform, costume

   Antonyms:
   nudity, divestment, exposure, denudation, bareness, disarray, dishabille, tatters, rags, patches, shreds

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attire, garb, dressverb

   clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

   "formal attire"; "battle dress"

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

2. overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog outverb

   put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

   "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

   Synonyms:
   deck out, prink, drum, rise, dress, prepare, gussy up, bone up, mug up, fancy up, costume, elevate, uprise, barde, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, cram, arise, swot up, bring up, organize, window-dress, swot, caparison, organise, stand up, bard, raise, work up, get up, bone, turn out, fig out, dress up, trick out, devise, tog out, overclothe, overdress, machinate, fig up

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attireverb

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

2. attirenoun

   Synonyms:
   dress, clothes, clothing, apparel, raiment, ARRAY, habit, garb, gear, costume, habiliment, vesture, vestment, outfit, suit, accoutrement, equipment, toilet, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, wardrobe

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "attire":

   garb, clothing, dress

How to pronounce attire?

How to say attire in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1563","2"],["1568","2"],["1574","3"],["1579","1"],["1587","10"],["1588","6"],["1592","1"],["1593","1"],["1595","3"],["1597","1"],["1598","6"],["1603","5"],["1606","3"],["1607","2"],["1618","2"],["1619","2"],["1621","1"],["1623","2"],["1624","1"],["1635","1"],["1637","3"],["1638","3"],["1640","1"],["1644","1"],["1645","2"],["1647","2"],["1648","3"],["1653","3"],["1656","2"],["1658","6"],["1659","1"],["1666","1"],["1667","3"],["1668","2"],["1669","1"],["1670","2"],["1673","1"],["1674","1"],["1675","3"],["1676","13"],["1677","3"],["1678","2"],["1679","1"],["1681","4"],["1682","1"],["1684","13"],["1685","7"],["1686","1"],["1688","5"],["1689","8"],["1692","4"],["1696","1"],["1699","2"],["1700","1"],["1701","5"],["1702","1"],["1704","3"],["1705","4"],["1706","3"],["1707","2"],["1708","1"],["1709","1"],["1710","2"],["1711","2"],["1712","5"],["1713","9"],["1715","2"],["1716","5"],["1717","5"],["1718","2"],["1719","2"],["1720","6"],["1721","7"],["1722","8"],["1723","72"],["1724","6"],["1725","4"],["1726","5"],["1727","5"],["1728","14"],["1729","12"],["1730","6"],["1731","3"],["1732","2"],["1733","4"],["1734","2"],["1735","4"],["1736","2"],["1737","7"],["1738","8"],["1739","2"],["1740","3"],["1741","4"],["1742","16"],["1743","12"],["1744","17"],["1745","1"],["1746","4"],["1747","15"],["1748","28"],["1749","8"],["1750","7"],["1751","15"],["1752","10"],["1753","19"],["1754","12"],["1755","10"],["1756","11"],["1757","16"],["1758","32"],["1759","28"],["1760","29"],["1761","22"],["1762","7"],["1763","26"],["1764","44"],["1765","21"],["1766","46"],["1767","20"],["1768","27"],["1769","49"],["1770","66"],["1771","32"],["1772","21"],["1773","35"],["1774","55"],["1775","39"],["1776","70"],["1777","37"],["1778","31"],["1779","26"],["1780","48"],["1781","41"],["1782","88"],["1783","50"],["1784","42"],["1785","50"],["1786","69"],["1787","54"],["1788","81"],["1789","88"],["1790","90"],["1791","109"],["1792","114"],["1793","134"],["1794","124"],["1795","79"],["1796","185"],["1797","198"],["1798","120"],["1799","163"],["1800","247"],["1801","288"],["1802","234"],["1803","305"],["1804","320"],["1805","362"],["1806","411"],["1807","539"],["1808","417"],["1809","463"],["1810","388"],["1811","583"],["1812","482"],["1813","398"],["1814","675"],["1815","502"],["1816","520"],["1817","539"],["1818","545"],["1819","519"],["1820","937"],["1821","808"],["1822","926"],["1823","881"],["1824","1227"],["1825","1520"],["1826","1217"],["1827","1047"],["1828","1195"],["1829","1107"],["1830","1565"],["1831","1502"],["1832","1583"],["1833","1368"],["1834","1351"],["1835","1499"],["1836","1722"],["1837","1225"],["1838","1737"],["1839","1756"],["1840","1524"],["1841","1924"],["1842","1282"],["1843","1874"],["1844","1881"],["1845","2031"],["1846","2130"],["1847","1943"],["1848","1940"],["1849","2608"],["1850","2743"],["1851","2479"],["1852","3105"],["1853","3378"],["1854","3550"],["1855","3326"],["1856","3362"],["1857","3135"],["1858","2454"],["1859","3056"],["1860","3303"],["1861","2490"],["1862","1703"],["1863","1967"],["1864","2289"],["1865","2427"],["1866","2227"],["1867","2628"],["1868","2698"],["1869","2376"],["1870","2618"],["1871","2679"],["1872","3071"],["1873","2636"],["1874","2935"],["1875","2670"],["1876","3348"],["1877","2567"],["1878","2796"],["1879","2964"],["1880","3734"],["1881","3359"],["1882","3969"],["1883","4586"],["1884","3468"],["1885","3699"],["1886","2940"],["1887","3534"],["1888","3177"],["1889","2862"],["1890","3281"],["1891","3605"],["1892","4295"],["1893","4434"],["1894","3905"],["1895","4463"],["1896","5027"],["1897","4567"],["1898","4981"],["1899","5923"],["1900","6522"],["1901","5575"],["1902","5447"],["1903","5491"],["1904","5826"],["1905","5132"],["1906","5707"],["1907","4971"],["1908","5093"],["1909","4161"],["1910","4974"],["1911","4529"],["1912","4798"],["1913","4151"],["1914","3744"],["1915","3281"],["1916","3007"],["1917","3000"],["1918","2298"],["1919","3065"],["1920","3499"],["1921","2825"],["1922","3849"],["1923","3649"],["1924","3445"],["1925","3393"],["1926","3123"],["1927","3497"],["1928","3636"],["1929","3538"],["1930","3374"],["1931","3371"],["1932","3070"],["1933","2189"],["1934","2884"],["1935","2959"],["1936","2840"],["1937","2746"],["1938","2521"],["1939","2411"],["1940","2205"],["1941","2027"],["1942","1712"],["1943","1669"],["1944","1739"],["1945","1498"],["1946","2337"],["1947","2549"],["1948","2709"],["1949","3076"],["1950","3002"],["1951","2815"],["1952","3121"],["1953","2860"],["1954","3034"],["1955","3332"],["1956","3390"],["1957","3246"],["1958","3292"],["1959","3337"],["1960","3661"],["1961","4278"],["1962","4510"],["1963","4801"],["1964","4647"],["1965","5387"],["1966","5969"],["1967","6092"],["1968","6746"],["1969","7545"],["1970","7642"],["1971","6480"],["1972","6478"],["1973","6193"],["1974","5874"],["1975","6687"],["1976","6529"],["1977","6602"],["1978","6908"],["1979","6835"],["1980","7012"],["1981","7085"],["1982","7742"],["1983","7812"],["1984","8484"],["1985","8695"],["1986","9463"],["1987","9339"],["1988","10143"],["1989","10635"],["1990","12188"],["1991","11619"],["1992","13852"],["1993","14055"],["1994","16215"],["1995","16576"],["1996","17864"],["1997","18944"],["1998","19995"],["1999","22062"],["2000","25120"],["2001","26058"],["2002","28740"],["2003","34116"],["2004","40960"],["2005","42458"],["2006","43616"],["2007","48012"],["2008","75809"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use attire in a sentence?

1. Shakuntala Devi:

   She had kept a day-long religious fast. In the evening, she put on a pair of jeans and a top and performed her rituals. When her grandparents objected to her attire, Neha retorted that jeans were made to be worn and that she would wear it.

2. Justin Wetherell:

   But when I work as a flight attendant, I am forced into one of two standards, often for up to four days at a time. I am willing to follow all of the elements of the uniform policy for professional attire, as I do when I work as an instructor, but I don't want to be forced into a binary uniform that excludes me and leads to me being misgendered at work.

3. Michelle Lee:

   Many of the teens at the Riverside Library who attend my job-hunt talk did not know what would be appropriate to wear for job interviews, or did not have proper attire.

4. Nick Livanos:

   The attire has not gone back to business attire, it might be a nice shirt and slacks.

5. Sculptor Idriz Balani:

   I used three photos to get her smile, hair, posture and attire right and kept the necklace. She exudes benevolence. I hope they like it.