Synonyms for vest
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. vest, waistcoat(noun)

   a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

   Synonyms:
   singlet, undershirt, waistcoat

2. singlet, vest, undershirt(verb)

   a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat, singlet, undershirt

3. invest, vest, enthrone(verb)

   provide with power and authority

   "They vested the council with special rights"

   Synonyms:
   put, endue, induct, robe, adorn, place, clothe, enthrone, endow, invest, gift, empower, indue, commit, seat, throne

4. vest(verb)

   place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons

   "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"

   Synonyms:
   invest, robe, enthrone

5. vest(verb)

   become legally vested

   "The property vests in the trustees"

   Synonyms:
   invest, robe, enthrone

6. vest(verb)

   clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

   Synonyms:
   invest, robe, enthrone

7. vest, robe(verb)

   clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

   Synonyms:
   cloak, invest, drape, robe, enthrone, clothe

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. vest(noun)

   Synonyms:
   tank top, undershirt, singlet, waistcoat

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. vest

   Synonyms:
   kobe, clothe, furnish, endow

   Antonyms:
   divest, strip, unrobe, denude, deprive

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. vest

   Synonyms:
   n. vesture, garment, vestment, robe, dress

2. vest

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat (for men)

3. vest(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   clothe, dress, surround, robe, enrobe, envelope, cover

4. vest(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   endow, furnish

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. vest(n)

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat

2. vest(v)

   Synonyms:
   invest

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   jacket, sweater, bulletproof, hoodie, coat

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1. Kendall Coffey:

   If you lose that fight your whole case is thrown out," he said. "So rather than tell the defense all of their best evidence and strategies today, recognizing that the odds would still favor Zimmerman getting out on bail, they in effect took their lumps, kept their cards close to the vest, and are putting themselves in a better position to succeed in the 'Stand Your Ground' hearing," if it occurs." -on the George Zimmerman Trial

2. Officer Eric Stanbro:

   For the more serious shots, the vest wouldn’t have helped him anyway.

3. Sarah Palin:

   They’ve been wearing political correctness kind of like a suicide vest.

4. Las Vegas:

   The officer had his bulletproof vest on, which probably saved his life.

5. Adam Harris:

   We all yelled. ' He's a security. He's a security,' and without... giving any thought, they shot him, the vest said security as well... and they shot him in the side.

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