Synonyms of costumes

costumes 1 of 2

noun

plural of costume

1

as in dresses

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dresses
• clothes
• outfits
• attires
• garbs
• togs
• getups
• guises
• habiliments
• styles
• duds
• modes
• apparels
• raiments
• vestments
• fashions
• drags
• arrays
• caparisons

2

as in masks

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else

Halloween costumes that caricature some of the "celebrities" created by the media over the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masks
• disguises
• guises
• camouflages
• veils
• dresses
• outfits
• visors
• rigs
• paints
• getups
• cosmetics
• colorings
• dominoes
• vizards
• costumeries
• makeups

costumes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of costume

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• attires
• gowns
• garments
• robes
• garbs
• habits
• decks (out)
• apparels
• toilets
• drapes
• suits
• rigs (out)
• caparisons
• wraps
• bedecks
• togs (up or out)
• enrobes
• outfits
• vestures
• arrays
• jackets
• frocks
• gets up
• uniforms
• dresses up
• cloaks
• mantles
• vests
• does up
• invests
• tailors
• furnishes
• swaddles
• enswathes
• swathes
• huddles
• haps
• equips
• dresses down
• habilitates
• underdresses
• accoutres
• bedights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• disrobes
• undresses
• unclothes
• disarrays
• untrusses
• uncovers
• denudes
• unveils
• divests
• undrapes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of costumes

Noun

Have your camera ready when arriving or departing, as the staff usually perform an entertaining song and dance in traditional costumes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Of course, the exhibition would be incomplete without Milena Canonero’s Oscar-winning costumes and Manolo Blahnik’s dazzling heels, brought together from all corners of the world. — Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

With spooky season approaching, deciding on everything from our Halloween nails and makeup to costumes and movies is a highlight of the season. — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2026

The auction features Pee-wee’s iconic gray suit and other costumes, red Schwinn bicycles, dolls, puppets, claymation figures, scripts and more. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Get it at 50 percent off and complete the set with matching bowls featuring the whole Peanuts gang in designs with bats and pumpkins, Snoopy’s doghouse, pirates, Schroeder’s piano, pumpkin patches, cute costumes, and more. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

The two-minute visual campaign, directed by Garcia’s husband, the filmmaker and former dancer Ezra Hurwitz, was shot in Miami with MCB dancers in Posen’s costumes. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

For some costumes, the style might not matter too much, but for cosplay, attention to detail is everything. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

The costumes are archival Madonna, pulled from her own collection, sending any Gen Z vintage lover into a tizzy. — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

The finale began with part one of the three-part Head of Household competition, as the finalists were forced to hold on to a kite for as long as possible while dressed in some ridiculous Ben Franklin costumes. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026

The night also saw modern iterations of court costumes from the 17th and 18th centuries. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Seven days of building both the Ice King and Charlie the Unicorn costumes with much trial and error have culminated in her decision to go as the Ice King for the first day of San Diego Comic-Con. — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026

Stewart recounted New York’s enthusiastic reaction to the Knicks winning, including the appearance of multiple Spider-Man costumes, a dancing MTA bus driver, and a drum line. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

The same girls who’d posted winking pop-culture-reference couples Halloween costumes a few years ago were now posting their toddlers in their own pop-culture-reference costumes. — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026

To make that medicine go down easier, RAYE costumes her fatalism in a baroque maximalism. — Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

It is celebrated with a ceremonious parade that features a cavalcade of men dressed in Roman soldier costumes, evoking a sense of solemn thanksgiving and spiritual devotion. — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026

The room houses costumes for performances for the entire year, and there are about 40 years of costumes in the room. — Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025