underwear

noun

un·​der·​wear ˈən-dər-ˌwer 

: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing

Synonyms

• panties
• pants
• undergarments
• undies
• underclothes
• underclothing
• pajamas
• unmentionables
• lingerie

Examples of underwear in a Sentence

he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door

Recent Examples on the Web

For one, Jennifer Lopez has been jet-setting around Europe for her Up All Night: Live Tour, and during her stop in Warsaw, Poland, on July 25, the pop star accidentally revealed her underwear after her skirt accidentally snapped off and fell to the floor. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

On others, however, Grok Imagine generated videos of Johansson suggestively opening the lower half of her dress to reveal her underwear. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025

In Malaga, tourists can be fined up to $825 if they are found in public places without clothes or wearing only underwear. —Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Each of them had been undressed and bound with their underwear. —EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing underwear

• change of underwear
• in one's underwear
• long/thermal underwear
• long underwear

Rhymes for underwear

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

underwear

noun

un·​der·​wear ˈən-dər-ˌwa(ə)r 

-ˌwe(ə)r

: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing