OUTFITS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of outfit

as in costumes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation the restaurant provides its waitstaff with themed outfits do you want to buy a new outfit for the Halloween party?

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as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization they're an outfit specializing in travel tours for senior citizens

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as in teams

a group of people working together on a task the whole outfit quit early for lunch

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verb

present tense third-person singular of outfit

as in supplies

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity outfitted the scuba instructors handsomely with all new gear

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Noun

Choose items that complement several outfits rather than just one. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Especially once they’re pushed out of their family home and must make do in a cottage in Devonshire, Snell wanted to show how the girls borrow from each other, adapt odds and ends, and don’t always put outfits together to match. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 And then a mood board for everything, for music videos, for outfits and the sunglasses. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Banijay has partnered with Grupo Podpah, one of Latin America’s biggest creator and digital content outfits. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Popular comedian Antonis Kanakis poked fun at the 57-year-old’s flamboyant outfits in a skit posted online, donning a black wig and shimmering silver dress with a pink feather boa. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Included are more than 40 complete outfits, the lion’s share of which were donated by her daughter Cornelia and are being preserved by SCAD Fash as part of its permanent archive. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 On TikTok, too, dozens of women have posted images of their gym outfits with references to Gillis’ comment. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 At present, the company has done business with more than 2,000 local production outfits during the last 10 years. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

The itineraries have little in common; the travel outfits, though, are another story. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Shop effortless outfits for under $50 to add to your capsule wardrobe. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026 Amazon has a range of effortlessly chic half-zip, wide-leg pants, and fleece two-piece outfits worth exploring. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026 The months of September through November are packed with weddings, which means there’s plenty of reason to have at least one (or two) outfits on hand as your calendar begins to fill up with RSVP invitations. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026 Vibrant hues are a major part of this year’s forecasted fall trends, especially outfits with an ’80s color palette. — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026 For the 2026-27 WSL season, Nike outfits five clubs, including Kang’s side with official on-pitch team kits. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Parton wore some 300 custom outfits a year, styled by her longtime collaborator Steve Summers. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 With each passing year, Parton seemingly became more in-tune with her style, leading to some of her wildest, most Dolly outfits of all time. — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

For Alex, this led to a decades-long collaboration, designing sets and costumes for the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
However, her annual 31 days of churning out Halloween costumes appears to have come to an end.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of costumes

Noun

There’s a reason some of the planet’s oldest companies can be found in Japan.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Culver City’s mix of Hollywood studios, tech companies and available office space is drawing a growing cluster of AI filmmaking startups eager to reshape the industry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of companies

Noun

So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
More offices reported investments in luxury assets, from watches, fine jewelry, art and spirits to sports teams and music rights.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of teams

Verb

Lam Research, which supplies equipment and services for the making of semiconductors, will also talk on Wednesday about how its business is doing.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Through Porsche Classic, the company supplies replacement parts, technical expertise and specialized services for vehicles that have long since disappeared from showroom floors.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplies

Noun

Ortega has kept other platform Louboutin designs on rotation, like the Christian Louboutin Cassia Satin Pumps, the Rosalie Alta Sandals and the Nenecheritza MM Sandals to pair with her long skirts, dresses or wide-legged trousers.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Bustiers, romantic tops, dresses and elevated separates should also resonate, alongside occasionwear that brings a fresh perspective to glamour through texture, movement and color.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dresses

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The plaintiffs, represented by the law firms Poolson Oden and Grant & Eisenhofer, alleged that Union Pacific failed to provide adequate protective equipment or warn employees about hazardous exposures.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of firms

Noun

In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of armies

Verb

That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Acer equips this Googlebook with two top-firing speakers that bookend the keyboard.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

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