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Synonyms & Antonyms of underwear
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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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwear. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of underwear was in 1870
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