outerwear

noun

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as in sportswear

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Recent Examples of outerwear But this fall, designers are offering outerwear and accessories applying the material to a variety of familiar shapes that might otherwise be cut from wool felt or gabardine. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026 Dress down the sculptural denim with trendy outerwear like a funnel-neck jacket or half-zip. — India Roby, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2026 Denim accounts for 35% to 40% of the business, with hoodies, dresses, joggers, outerwear, and other casual clothing filling out the wardrobe. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 The stealth version is engineered to be worn and forgotten, closer in spirit to thermal underlayers than to ski outerwear. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outerwear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outerwear
  1. sportswear
  2. activewear
  3. loungewear
  4. underwear
  5. couture
  6. sleepwear
  7. tailoring
Noun
  • As a British retail conglomerate, Frasers Group, has shifted away from being a discount sportswear specialist and has been buying into the higher-margin, premium sector.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In recent years, as streetwear, sportswear and high fashion comingle, the humble cap has been given new life on the runways.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sportswear
Noun
  • Additional licensees from Authentic’s global network are expected to join and help expand Lee into adjacent categories, including activewear, workwear and lifestyle offerings.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This style blends activewear performance with a classic crewneck design.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of activewear
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop more loungewear sets on Amazon, all under $60.
    — Natalie LaBarbera, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With athlete-specific products, capsules and colorways under development, the company is launching loungewear designed for travel and life in between competitions.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of loungewear
Noun
  • He was then caught on video returning to his home, less than a mile away, and emerging in his underwear 15 minutes after that, the complaint says.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Her bra and underwear were on a seat inside the car, then-Washington County Coroner Farrell Jackson told the newspaper.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of underwear
Noun
  • Ready-to-wear Ready-to-wear, known in French as prêt-à-porter, differs from couture principally in that garments are designed to be produced repeatedly rather than for a single wearer.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Amal Clooney has always been a fan of a statement look, never missing an opportunity to wear archival couture in Cannes, punchy prints in the Med, or dazzling sequins on the red carpet.
    — María Munsuri, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of couture
Noun
  • The trademark search also shows that plaintiff was the only company in the country using Overslept as a brand in connection with this young people’s sleepwear.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • During the Italian section of the film, Miranda comes to Andy’s hotel room at an ungodly hour and Andy is still in her cool sleepwear.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleepwear
Noun
  • For Tokyoites, meanwhile—especially those of an Anglophile persuasion, given Japan’s long-standing reverence for British tailoring, subcultures, and craft—the appeal lay in the opposite direction.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Signature tailoring also redraws proportions to refine the silhouettes.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tailoring

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“Outerwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outerwear. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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