Synonyms for vest
vɛstvest

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1. vestnoun

   Synonyms:
   tank top, undershirt, singlet, waistcoat

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

1. vest

   Synonyms:
   kobe, clothe, furnish, endow

   Antonyms:
   divest, strip, unrobe, denude, deprive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vest, waistcoatnoun

   a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

   Synonyms:
   singlet, undershirt, waistcoat

2. singlet, vest, undershirtverb

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

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat, singlet, undershirt

3. invest, vest, enthroneverb

   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. vestverb

   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. vestverb

   become legally vested

   "The property vests in the trustees"

   Synonyms:
   invest, robe, enthrone

6. vestverb

   clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

   Synonyms:
   invest, robe, enthrone

7. vest, robeverb

   clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

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

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1. • Change Hands
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   • Garment
   • Give
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. vest

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

2. vest

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat (for men)

3. vestverb

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

4. vestverb

   Synonyms:
   endow, furnish

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1. vestnoun

   Synonyms:
   waistcoat

2. vestverb

   Synonyms:
   invest

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

1. List of paraphrases for "vest":

   jacket, sweater, bulletproof, hoodie, coat

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1. Barbara Sellers:

   I want any firefighter that asks for that level of protection to be able to receive it, for each seat to be equipped with a vest, according to the fire chief last week, it would take $ 125,000.

2. Officer Eric Stanbro:

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

3. Las Vegas:

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

4. Andrew Schneider:

   She gave me more than just a sweater vest that night. She gave me all this. Nothing. She gave me nothing. That's what I need. No phone book, no Game Boy, no pasta maker, TV Guide. Nowhere to go, nothing to do.

5. Sarah Palin:

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