civilian garb
Non-military attire
Civilian garb is ordinary clothing as opposed to a uniform—military, police, or otherwise official dress.
The phrase appears when the contrast matters: a soldier in civilian garb is out of uniform, perhaps off duty or undercover.
The officer arrived in civilian garb to avoid drawing attention.
Garb gives the phrase a slightly formal or literary tone.
- clothesFabric worn on body
- plainclothesCivilian dress for officers
- muftiIslamic law interpreter
- plain clothesNon-uniform civilian dress
- attirePersonal garments collectively
streetwear · everyday wear · casual · dressed down · outfit · wardrobe · everyday · disguise · blend in · low profile · incognito · undercover · jeans · t-shirt · sneakers · blouse · off-duty · off the clock
civilian garbmilitary uniform
Armed forces standard attire
fatigues · dress blues · battle dress · army uniform · dress uniform
civilian garbuniform
Identical throughout
service uniform · police uniform · judicial robes · prison uniform · work uniform
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