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

Instead of a gray sweatshirt, why not one covered in trendy polka dots? — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 July 2026

The 62-year-old coach, wearing a Steelers sweatshirt and Greenfield baseball cap, turns over his right shoulder and points past the trees. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Licensed merchandise runs $40 for a sweatshirt to $5 for a T-shirt. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 July 2026

Kim, who rocked a simple gray zip-up sweatshirt and no makeup in the video, received hundreds of reactions to the video in her comment section. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 July 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