performance gear

Clothes for exertion

Performance gear is clothing and equipment designed to enhance athletic or physical activity.

The term covers technical fabrics that wick moisture, shoes engineered for specific sports, and accessories meant to improve comfort or results during exertion: She changed into her performance gear before the workout.

The phrase often appears in marketing, where it signals specialized function over casual wear.

Related

workout clothes · dry fit · compression · sports bra · breathable · spandex · jersey · running shoes · cleats · helmet · padding · lightweight · aerodynamic · sweat · training · endurance · marathon · race day

Opposites
functional purpose

performance gearloungewear

Casual clothes for relaxing

everyday wear · casual wear · streetwear · pajamas · sleepwear

material technology

performance geartraditional textiles

Culturally inherited woven materials

formality and social context

performance gearformal wear

Elegant occasion clothing

business attire · dress clothes · office wear · suit and tie · evening wear

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G