sweats

Soft exercise outfit

Sweats is the plural of sweat—perspiration or its instances—but more commonly refers to sweatpants, a sweatshirt, or both together as an outfit: I spent the whole weekend in sweats.

The garment sense dominates casual speech.

Cold sweats describes clammy perspiration from fear or illness.

garment

hoodie

Topped sweatshirt

pullover · loungewear · crewneck · drawstring · elastic · cotton · oversized · tapered · pockets · zipper

perspiration

moisture

Small amounts of liquid

drip · wetness · slickness · glands · pores · towel · deodorant · antiperspirant · soaked · drenched

fever

chills

Shivering spells from illness

  • illnessState of poor health
  • fluContagious respiratory illness
  • infectionPathogen invasion causing illness

malaise · virus · temperature · sickness · inflammation · clammy · shivering · delirium · bedridden · feverish

anxiety

nervousness

State of anxious unease

  • tensionStretched or strained state
  • worryTroubled mental state
  • panicUncontrollable sudden fear

jitters · apprehension · dread · angst · palms · clammy hands · stress · fear · unease · butterflies

workout

exercise

Activity for fitness

  • gymExercise facility
  • fitnessGood physical shape
  • cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen

training · treadmill · aerobics · jogging · cycling · exertion · warmup · cooldown · reps · lifting

Categories
Opposites
garment formality

sweatstuxedo

Men's formal evening attire

formal wear · formalwear · suit · business attire · dress clothes

garment purpose/activity

sweatswork clothes

office attire · uniform · business casual

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS (verb: sweats)

sweatsshivers

Involuntary bodily trembling

chills · freezes · stops · cools down · dries out

Phrases
Family

sweat, sweater, sweaty, sweating, sweatshirt, sweaters, sweated, sweatshop, sweatband

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G