Synonyms for tailor
ˈteɪ lərtai·lor

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1. tailor, seamster, sartorverb

   a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

   Synonyms:
   sartor, seamster

2. tailor, orientverb

   adjust to a specific need or market

   "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"

   Synonyms:
   orientate, orient, cut, point, sew, tailor-make

3. cut, tailorverb

   style and tailor in a certain fashion

   "cut a dress"

   Synonyms:
   veer, bring down, snub, turn off, edit out, cut, burn, rationalize, hack, trim down, sew, write out, prune, thin, slue, trim back, trim, ignore, swerve, shorten, cut off, edit, thin out, cut down, skip, abridge, reduce, rationalise, contract, foreshorten, dilute, curve, switch off, sheer, make out, geld, slew, turn out, disregard, issue, orient, tailor-make, cut back, abbreviate, trend

4. sew, tailor, tailor-makeverb

   create (clothes) with cloth

   "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

   Synonyms:
   tailor-make, sew, sew together, customize, customise, custom-make, stitch, run up, cut, orient

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1. customize

   to personalize based on needs or situation

   the insurance company can customize your policy.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 28, 2021  

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1. tailornoun

   Synonyms:
   maker of men's clothes

2. tailornoun

   Synonyms:
   (Ich.) blue-fish, ship-jack, snapping mackerel (temnodon saltator)

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1. tailornoun

   Associated words:
   sartorial

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1. List of paraphrases for "tailor":

   adapt, customize, adjust, adapting, personalize, suit, seamstress, cutter, tailoring

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1. Jeff Bock:

   Disney's' Mulan' was tailor made for Chinese audiences — from casting, to story, to execution, it was always meant to be a film that China would embrace, and hopefully, turn into a commercial juggernaut.

2. Shawn Robbins:

   A star-studded film like' House of Gucci' looks to prove why the movie theater experience remains such an attractive and irreplaceable setting for such marquee movie events, this is the type of movie tailor made to get parents, aunts, uncles, and even young adults out after a big Thanksgiving meal.

3. David Livingstone:

   It's not like a song that's been dug out of the vaults, that's been sitting there unused because it wasn't good enough. It was a song that he intended to do something with and this is its new home, (It) does feel like it's tailor-made.

4. Danielle Reed:

   You can imagine, if we look subjectively at their DNA, we could predict what will taste better or worse to people, so you can tailor dietary advice to people's actual ability to taste and smell.

5. Diego Lillo:

   The evaluation of this hydroelectric plant has been up to now tailor-made to suit the company, completely ignoring the welfare and opinion of the citizens of Aysen, residents are forced to face excessive risks because of the project.