as in panties
clothing intended to be worn underneath other clothing
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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Recent Examples of underwear
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
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Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The cutout unveiled a sexy bra that matched her underwear.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The socialite and reality TV star has raised a few eyebrows with the latest addition to her underwear range, Skims — a barely there thong, lavishly adorned with fake pubic hair.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Today in underwear news, Skims has produced a line of hairy thongs.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The cutout unveiled a sexy bra that matched her underwear.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The socialite and reality TV star has raised a few eyebrows with the latest addition to her underwear range, Skims — a barely there thong, lavishly adorned with fake pubic hair.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Today in underwear news, Skims has produced a line of hairy thongs.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwear
Noun
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This is the first summer the faith, widely known as the Mormon church, has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.—
Ciara Hulet,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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At the New York City event, Bella, 29, appeared in a lace lingerie look decked out with silver fringe.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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While her role in the legendary Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marked her first runway walk, Ratajkowski has worked with the lingerie brand before.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwear. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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