Thesaurus:underwear
(Redirected from Thesaurus:underpants)
English
editSense: clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing
editSynonyms
edit- lingerie (usually female)
- shreddies (UK, usually male)
- skivvies (usually male)
- smalls (UK, Australia, informal)
- smallclothes
- underclothes
- underclothing
- undergarment
- underwear
- undies
- unmentionables
Hyponyms
edit- Undershirts
- A-shirt
- athletic shirt
- camisole (usually female)
- singlet (UK)
- undershirt [⇒ thesaurus]
- vest
- wifebeater (slang)
- Foundation garments
- Bras
- Underpants
- athletic support (male)
- athletic supporter (male)
- bloomers (female)
- bike jockey strap (male, obsolete)
- bikini briefs
- bikini
- briefs
- boxer briefs
- boxers
- boxer shorts
- boyshorts (usually female)
- butt-huggers (dated)(slang, usually male)
- BVDs
- control briefs (usually female)
- drawers (dated)
- ginch (Canada, slang)
- gitch (Canada, slang)
- gonch (Canada, slang, male)
- gotch (Canada, slang, male)
- gotchies (Canada, slang)
- granny panties (US, Canada, slang, female)
- gruds (NZ, slang)
- G-string
- jill (female)
- jillstrap (female)
- jock (male)
- jockey briefs (US, male)
- jockeys (US, male)
- jockey pants
- jockey shorts (US, male)
- jockey strap (male)
- jocks (male)
- jockstrap (male)
- knickers (dated, female)
- long johns (US)
- long underwear
- midway briefs (usually male)
- midways
- nuthugger (slang, male)
- pant (UK, fashion)
- pants (UK)
- panties (usually female)
- panty girdle (usually female)
- scants (male)
- suspensor (US, male)
- thermal underwear
- thong
- tighties (US, slang, male)
- tighty whities (US, slang, male)
- trunk briefs (usually male)
- trunks
- underpants [⇒ thesaurus]
- undershorts
- undertrousers
- union suit (dated)
- Y-fronts (UK, male)
Hypernyms
editCoordinate terms
editNotes
editIn semantic relations in Thesaurus, "underwear" is implied to mean "an item of underwear".