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. Leo Tolstoy:

   I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conlusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleages, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.

2. Mayor Ron Corbett:

   They are part of the fabric of society here. They have given back in so many ways. iowa has been an open state. But now the states are facing a challenge. As mayor, I'm the end of the line.

3. Leron Gubler:

   The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a registered historic landmark, once a star has been added to the Walk, it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of this, we have never removed a star from the Walk.

4. Richard Feynman:

   Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.

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.