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

Matched Categories

1. • Change Hands
   • Dress
   • Garment
   • Give
   • Install

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. Cenap Gumren:

   We saw a life vest, which looked like an empty floating life vest, but we decided to still go check it out. I am so glad we decided to go. When we got close, it looked like a toy, like a doll, and we thought he was dead. My first thought was, 'Okay, we have to pick up this dead baby body from the water.' But when we got closer to him, we heard his moaning.

2. 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

3. Walter Benjamin:

   He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.

4. Raul Munguia:

   At that time, Austin Police noticed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device inside the vehicle. the officers noticed that the suspect was wearing some sort of vest.

5. Jim Acosta:

   You know, I seem to remember Glenn Youngkin campaigning in a fleece vest in Virginia. He was running as a different kind of Republican. I was told there was going to be a vest, not a Soviet-style police state across the Potomac from Washington.