smartwatch

noun

smart·​watch ˈsmärt-ˌwäch 

plural smartwatches

: a wristwatch that includes computerized functionality (such as the ability to display text messages or notifications) and that is usually designed to work with a smartphone

This water-resistant smartwatch features a heart rate tracker and blood oxygen level monitoring, and it can even give you insights into your sleep quality and stress levels.

—Lauren Moison

Examples of smartwatch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Woods Design has good news for Apple Watch users, too – smartwatch connectors allow the multi-tool bracelet to pull double duty as a watchband. —New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026

Its once-popular Versa and Sense lines were updated the year after the acquisition in September 2022, but there’s no sign of any new hardware in this smartwatch vein. —Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

That is more than 100,000 times less than a smartwatch. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026

That work became the foundation for the smartwatch system now being explored with families. —Mayo Clinic News Network, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smartwatch

• hopscotch
• stopwatch
• wristwatch
• boche
• botch
• brough
• crotch
• gotch
• notch
• rotch
• scotch
• swatch