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

Wear the jacket in place of a sweatshirt or puffer vest while traveling, or throw it on to run errands closer to home. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

All three are Iowa State students, but Sussex wore an Iowa sweatshirt because her boyfriend, Eli Robbins, is a first-year defensive back for the Hawkeyes. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But, as Kanarek tried to help debilitate Barisone by beating his head with a phone, Goodwin saw two exit holes in the back of her sweatshirt. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Using sweatshirts to cover their faces, Kapoor and her roommate walked to dorms located in the Union Square area, where friends took them in. — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 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