As she walked, the soft silk of her dress – she wore a blue shantung, full-skirted – blew away from the sea and flapped and clung to her legs.
Source: wiktionary
Shantung
Synonyms for "shantung" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: corduroy, cotton, fabric, nylon, raw silk.
- Sentence evidence is available for shantung, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "shantung".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "shantung"
Keep "shantung" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "shantung" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "shantung", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "shantung" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
8 entriesShantung provinceold spelling shantungshantung clothshantung dressshantung fabricshantung silkshantung twillslubbed shantung
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The yellow beer, the light shantung suit and the gleaming white teeth were all alight with the trembling silver reflections that sprang from the sunlight on the water.
Source: wiktionary
The rest of the coast of China northward, as far as this chart is continued, is copied from the Missionary provincial charts, except in the direction of the coast, which is made more westerly, to accord with the situation of the Chantong or Shantung Promontory, at the entrance of the Yellow Sea, as observed in the voyage of Lord MACARTNEY.
Source: wiktionary
(4) Ting Pao-cheng, lieut.-governor of Shantung, reports having sacrificed to the Tai Shan (泰山), inspected the Confucian Temple at Chüfow (the native place of Confucius), which has just undergone a thorough repair, and examined the dykes erected to protect the low lands, in the neighbourhood of Yuncheng, from the inundations of the Yellow River.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "shantung"?
Closest matches include corduroy, cotton, fabric, nylon, raw silk.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "shantung"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.