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drapes

NOUN
array
Synonyms
STRONG
apparel attire dress duds finery garb garments getup rig threads
WEAK
full dress
NOUN
attire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel clothes costume dress garb getup habit uniform vestment
STRONG
accoutrements array duds garments gear habiliments outfit raiment things threads togs wear
WEAK
bib and tucker
NOUN
garment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel costume dress robe
STRONG
array attire covering duds feathers garb gear habiliment habit outfit raiment things threads togs uniform vestments wear weeds
WEAK
getup
NOUN
gear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel attire costume dress garb
STRONG
array clothes duds feathers garments habit outfit rags threads togs wear
WEAK
toggery
NOUN
wardrobe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparel attire closet dresser trunk
STRONG
buffet bureau chest chiffonier clothing commode costumes cupboard duds ensembles garments locker outfits rags suits threads togs trousseau vestments weeds
WEAK
dry goods toggery

Example Sentences

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Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Then she built two armchairs in that room that I bought from her in the same drapes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Three days after the gunfight, the gates were wide open, and window drapes billowed in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The drapes the 79-year-old president mentioned cover a window in the East Room of the White House that looks out onto the construction site for the $400 million ballroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

A flood of light splashed over him—Nurse Beverly must have come in and opened his drapes and blinds just like she did every morning.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix