Synonyms & related words for plainclothes

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Words related to plainclothes

Explore words related to plainclothes — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include uniformed, civvies, plainclothesman, policemen, policewoman, policeman, police, policewomen. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does plainclothes come from?

The word plainclothes breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: plain, from Latin planus (“flat, ordinary”); and clothes, from Old English clath (“garments”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.