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kilt

The word “kilt” has 1 syllable: kilt

It's pronounced as /kɪlt/

What is synonym and antonym for kilt?

In the thesaurus, “kilt” has 7 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kilt along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for kilt

  • coast
  • dress
  • fly
  • glide
  • petticoat
  • sail
  • sarong

Antonyms for kilt

  • blunder
  • flog
  • flounder
  • limp
  • lumber
  • plod
  • struggle
  • stumble
  • trudge

Meanings of kilt

  • noun
    1. A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern.
    2. Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid.
    3. A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA.
    4. A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.
  • verb
    1. To gather up (skirts) around the body.
    2. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
    3. To render inoperative.
    4. To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
    5. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
    6. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
    7. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
    8. To use up or to waste.
    9. To exert an overwhelming effect on.
    10. To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
    11. To force a company out of business.
    12. To produce intense pain.
    13. To punish severely.
    14. To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
    15. To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
    16. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
    17. To cause to assume the value zero.
    18. (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
    19. To deadmelt.

Example Sentences

  • He wore a traditional kilt to celebrate his Scottish heritage at the festival.
  • The kilt is often associated with various Scottish clans, each having its own distinctive tartan pattern.
  • During the wedding ceremony, the groom looked dashing in his kilt and sporran.
  • Many people admire the craftsmanship that goes into making a hand-stitched kilt.
  • At the Highland Games, participants proudly donned their kilts while competing in various events.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kilt, such as: blunder, coast, dress, flog, flounder, fly, glide.

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