sweats

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/swɛts/

noun

A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.

“I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?”

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joggerssweat suitsweatsuitworkout suit
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Meanings

sweats1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sweat
nounsweats pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyA full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.
    1. broadlyinformalpluralplural onlySweatpants.

      Synonyms: joggers

  2. informalpluralplural onlyAny illness causing copious perspiration.

    I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?

  3. informalpluralplural onlyNervousness.

    Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats.

    1989 March 30, “Racism Becoming Expensive Hobby”, in Tri City Herald, Pasco, WA
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sweat

Sweats2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Sweat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSweatpants.

Similar
joggers

More synonyms by meaning

noungarment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt

Similar
sweat suitsweatsuitworkout suit
Broader
garment
Also see
english sweatjoggerssweatpantssweatsuit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sweats

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APA

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MLA

“sweats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweats. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweats.

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