Synonyms of costumery

costumery

noun

ˈkä-ˌstü-mə-rē 

as in clothing

covering for the human body

a museum exhibit devoted to the costumery of women since the classical period

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothing
• attire
• clothes
• dress
• garments
• apparel
• costume
• wear
• garb
• vestments
• livery
• toggery
• rags
• gear
• threads
• raiment
• vesture
• rigging
• weeds
• duds
• togs
• rig
• wearables
• wardrobe
• outfit
• habit
• finery
• clobber
• regalia
• vestiary
• couture
• ensemble
• guise
• habiliment(s)
• frippery
• bravery
• tailoring
• trumpery
• underwear
• frock
• getup
• caparison
• pretties
• foofaraw
• garderobe
• gaiety
• tatters
• outerwear
• trim
• tawdry
• sportswear
• haberdashery
• array
• civvies
• underclothes
• gaudery
• ready-to-wear
• smallclothes
• menswear
• mufti
• glad rags
• sleepwear
• loungewear
• activewear
• playwear
• nightclothes
• prêt-à-porter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of costumery

While the costumery was slightly more restrained than, say, a Met Gala, at the same time there was a back-to-school festival feel to the outfits. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

And a fine piece of costumery should be seen parading, Rush adds. — Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2022

The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. — New York Times, 11 May 2022

These included the use of certain modest Indian fashions (including sarees and kameez) in series that parallel costumery in postcolonial Hindi films. — Katie Young, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2021

Bag of Donuts and the Chee-Weez delivered amazing song selections, elaborate costumery and makeup, and generally unstoppable showmanship. — al, 1 Mar. 2020

Credit Queen Latifah, who suffered from tentacular costumery as Ursula the Sea Witch. — Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019