sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt ˈswet-ˌshərt 

: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey

Examples of sweatshirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leggings, sweatshirts, dresses, and tees are designed to mix and match, which is useful when the clock is ticking in a mom’s busy morning. — Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

That includes 30% off oversized mockneck sweatshirts and the Go-To Boyfriend Sweatshirt, which are both highly rated and available in multiple colors to suit your summer and fall wardrobe. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Using luxurious cottons, silks, wools and linen to emphasize the simplicity and ease of wardrobe staples — T-shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, skirts, button-down shirts, pants and tunics — elevating their wearability for day and night. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026

Teens’ hooded-sweatshirt collections are testing the limits of their closets. — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sweatshirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt

Kids Definition

sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt -ˌshərt 

: a loose collarless usually long-sleeved pullover or jacket of soft absorbent material