FABRIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FABRIC?

Need another word that means the same as “fabric”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “fabric” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fabric” are: cloth, material, textile, framework, stuff, tissue, web, structure, frame, form, make-up, constitution, composition, construction, organization, infrastructure, foundations, mechanisms, anatomy, essence

Fabric as a Noun

Definitions of "Fabric" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fabric” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The underlying structure.
• The body of a car or aircraft.
• The basic structure of a society, culture, activity, etc.
• Cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres.
• Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.
• The walls, floor, and roof of a building.

Synonyms of "Fabric" as a noun (20 Words)

anatomy	The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. Human anatomy.
cloth	A piece of cloth for cleaning or covering something e g a dishcloth or a tablecloth. A cloth bag.
composition	A musical work that has been created. The social composition of villages.
constitution	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. The constitution of a police authority.
construction	The action of building something, typically a large structure. They put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct.
essence	A property or group of properties of something without which it would not exist or be what it is. Locke s scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things.
form	A set order of words a formula. He was at the top of his form.
foundations	Lowest support of a structure. There is little foundation for his objections.
frame	The framework for a pair of eyeglasses. The frame of verbs of perception.
framework	A structure supporting or containing something. The theoretical framework of political sociology.
infrastructure	The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area. The social and economic infrastructure of a country.
make-up	Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance.
material	Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. He s not really Olympic material.
mechanisms	Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. He determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions.
organization	The action of organizing something. The facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original.
structure	The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. Artists must study the structure of the human body.
stuff	Unspecified qualities required to do or be something. Don t give me that stuff.
textile	Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. A fascinating range of pottery jewellery and textiles.
tissue	Tissue paper. Rosheen wiped her fingers on a sheet of tissue.
web	The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. Web publishing.

Usage Examples of "Fabric" as a noun

• The fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent.
• Heavy cream fabric.
• Stretch fabrics.
• Decay and neglect are slowly eating away at the building's fabric.
• The multicultural fabric of Canadian society.
• It is part of the fabric of society.
• We heard creaking and rushing noises in the car's fabric.

Associations of "Fabric" (30 Words)

baize	A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables.
bleach	The act of whitening something by bleaching it exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent. The sun bleached the red shirt.
canvas	An oil painting on canvas fabric. They found a canvas and he seated his model.
carpet	Cover with carpet. The New York carpet courts.
cloak	A cloakroom. Preparations had taken place under a cloak of secrecy.
cloth	A piece of cloth for cleaning or covering something e g a dishcloth or a tablecloth. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
cotton	Fabric woven from cotton fibers. A cotton reel.
curtain	A raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene. The art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain.
doff	Remove. He doffed his hat.
drape	Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something. The body was draped in a blanket.
drapery	The depiction of folds of cloth in sculpture or painting. The hall of the school was hung with green drapery.
felt	Change texture so as to become matted and felt like. A felt hat.
flax	Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric. A mill for the preparation and spinning of flax.
laundry	A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed. Lots of people send their sheets to a laundry these days.
leather	Leather clothes especially those worn by a motorcyclist. He caught me and leathered me black and blue.
linen	A high quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish. A linen suit.
lining	The act of attaching an inside lining to a garment or curtain etc. Self clean oven linings.
loincloth	A single piece of cloth wrapped round the hips, typically worn by men in some hot countries as their only garment.
mohair	A yarn or fabric made from mohair typically mixed with wool. A mohair sweater.
nylon	Stockings or tights made of nylon. The tent is made of blue nylon.
plush	A fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet. A plush Mayfair flat.
quilted	Made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching. A blue quilted jacket.
sheet	Cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth. A sheet of ice.
textile	Used by nudists in reference to non-nudists. Textile beaches.
thread	Pass a thread through. He had a loose thread on his shirt.
upholstery	The craft of upholstering. Leather upholstery.
valance	A length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it.
vinyl	Vinyl used as the standard material for records. He had plenty of tapes and vinyls.
wool	Yarn or textile fibre made from wool. Carpets made of 80 per cent wool and 20 per cent nylon.
yarn	Tell or spin a yarn. Hanks of pale green yarn.