Synonyms for outfit


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : out-fit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˌfɪt

Top 10 synonyms for outfit Other synonyms for the word outfit

Définition of outfit

Origin :
  • 1769, "act of fitting out (a ship, etc.) for an expedition," from out + fit (v.). Sense of "articles and equipment required for an expedition" first attested 1787, American English; meaning "a person's clothes" is first recorded 1852; sense of "group of people" is from 1883.
  • noun set of clothes or equipment
  • noun large group; business
  • verb clothe, equip
Example sentences :
  • The villain from whom I hired the outfit said it was complete.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Even the outfit of the boarders must be approved by the same authority.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • She was the most meagre craft, in the way of outfit, I ever put to sea in.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But the owner of this outfit, a born hunter, took a keen interest in Wahb.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • We interpreted this as an answer, and made up an outfit for five.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • What's this, what's this, husband, this outfit you have on there?
  • Extract from : « The Middle Class Gentleman » by Moliere
  • How could he outfit himself again, if he returned with no more metal than this?
  • Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
  • He set to work to gather up the wreckage of the tent and outfit.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • I haven't been there since before Christmas, as you know, and I've got to get a spring outfit.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • He and his outfit worked out a way to process weeds so they can be eaten.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

Antonyms for outfit

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