Definitions

sneakers

NOUN

running shoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleat footwear shoe tennis shoe

STRONG

footgear sneak

WEAK

basketball shoe gym shoe hightop rubber-soled shoe

Example Sentences

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Then last week, Allbirds announced that it would shift from making sneakers to focusing on AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Those 1990s light-up sneakers were ahead of their time, and hyperscale cloud computing for model training and inference workloads would be the perfect follow-up.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

American Exchange Group, whose other brands include Ed Hardy and Aerosoles, will get the rights to the Allbirds name and the designs for its eco-friendly wool sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Demand in China has been wobbly, and the company has been trying to sell off piles of unwanted casual sneakers, like Dunks and Air Force 1s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

His sneakers sank into the wet ground, and he felt hot and sticky.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova