Over-clothes refer to any garments that are worn over the regular clothing for protection or aesthetic purposes. There are various synonyms for the word over-clothes, and they include outerwear, outer garments, overgarments, overcoats, topcoats, jackets, etc. Outerwear is a general term that encompasses all types of clothes worn over the regular clothing, including coats, jackets, vests, shawls, etc. Overgarments refers to clothes that are worn over the regular clothing, such as overalls, aprons, robes, kaftans, etc. Overcoats and topcoats refer to long coats worn over the regular clothing to keep warm, while a jacket is any short coat that can be worn over a shirt.