as in underwear
clothing intended to be worn underneath other clothing
he changes his underclothing every day
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Recent Examples of underclothing
This is the first summer the faith, widely known as the Mormon church, has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.
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Ciara Hulet, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When found the body was clad only in the underclothing, stockings and black satin high-heeled slippers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
La Corte also had to construct temple garments, the white underclothing worn by adult Latter-day Saints after they are endowed in the temple.
—Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
The book also profiles follies that never reached the market: anti-gravitation underclothing designed to keep wearers aloft and telegraph mechanisms that relied on snails slithering around zinc bowls to tap out letters.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
More and more, the church has been drawing back the curtain on its temple ceremonies and the underclothing donned by devout members.
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2021
The study suggests research for winter clothing: underclothing that will not readily absorb water, garments that will hold quantities of air in extremely small bubbles, and quilted clothes made of a batting of chicken feathers and cotton.
—Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
The patient’s underclothing with pinkish discoloration in the elastic band regions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
Ciara Hulet, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When found the body was clad only in the underclothing, stockings and black satin high-heeled slippers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
La Corte also had to construct temple garments, the white underclothing worn by adult Latter-day Saints after they are endowed in the temple.
—Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
The book also profiles follies that never reached the market: anti-gravitation underclothing designed to keep wearers aloft and telegraph mechanisms that relied on snails slithering around zinc bowls to tap out letters.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
More and more, the church has been drawing back the curtain on its temple ceremonies and the underclothing donned by devout members.
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2021
The study suggests research for winter clothing: underclothing that will not readily absorb water, garments that will hold quantities of air in extremely small bubbles, and quilted clothes made of a batting of chicken feathers and cotton.
—Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
The patient’s underclothing with pinkish discoloration in the elastic band regions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclothing
underwear
Noun
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Investigators reportedly found images of underage girls in their underwear on his phone.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Treat yourself to these underwear drawer upgrades — then keep reading for more wireless bras and seamless underwear at Amazon.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Underclothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclothing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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