Antonyms for EXERCISE
ˈɛk sərˌsaɪzex·er·cise

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exercise

   Exercise, in the ordinary sense, is the easy natural action of any power; exertion is the putting of any power to strain and tax. An exercise-drive for a horse is so much as will develop strength and health and not appreciably weary. But by qualifying adjectives we may bring exercise up to the full sense of exertion; as, violent exercise. Exercise is action taken at any time with a view to employing, maintaining, or increasing power, or merely for enjoyment; practise is systematic exercise with a view to the acquirement of facility and skill in some pursuit; a person takes a walk for exercise, or takes time for practise on the piano. Practise is also used of putting into action and effect what one has learned or holds as a theory; as, the practise of law or medicine; a profession of religion is good, but the practise of it is better. Drill is systematic, rigorous, and commonly enforced practise under a teacher or commander. Compare HABIT.

   Antonyms:
   idleness, inaction, inactivity, relaxation, rest

   Synonyms:
   act, action, activity, application, drill, employment, exertion, occupation, operation, performance, practise, use

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. exerciseverb

   Antonyms:
   rest, ease, disuse, respite, relax, recreate

   Synonyms:
   practise, train, cultivate, develop

2. exercise

   Antonyms:
   rest, ease, relaxation, recreation

   Synonyms:
   exertion, use, practice, application, training, employment, drill

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Lesson

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workoutnoun

   the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

   "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"

   Synonyms:
   use, utilisation, physical exertion, recitation, exercise, example, employment, usage, exercising, physical exercise, workout, practice session, utilization, practice, drill

2. use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercisenoun

   the act of using

   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

   Synonyms:
   exercising, usage, use, practice, custom, habit, engagement, workout, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, practice session, function, work, employ, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, drill, physical exercise, example, manipulation, enjoyment, recitation, purpose, physical exertion, exercise

3. exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitationnoun

   systematic training by multiple repetitions

   "practice makes perfect"

   Synonyms:
   physical exercise, usage, use, practice, praxis, recital, drill, practice session, utilisation, example, utilization, class period, employment, exercising, pattern, course session, reading, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise

4. exercise, examplenoun

   a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

   "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"

   Synonyms:
   representative, physical exercise, usage, use, practice, deterrent example, instance, lesson, drill, practice session, utilisation, case, example, utilization, employment, illustration, exemplar, exercising, model, good example, object lesson, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise

5. exerciseverb

   (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches

   "academic exercises"

   Synonyms:
   use, utilisation, physical exertion, recitation, example, employment, usage, exercising, physical exercise, workout, practice session, utilization, practice, drill

6. exert, exerciseverb

   put to use

   "exert one's power or influence"

   Synonyms:
   work, practise, maintain, exert, drill, do, exercise, work out, practice, wield

7. practice, practise, exercise, doverb

   carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

   "practice law"

   Synonyms:
   work out, fare, make out, use, practice, coiffe, manage, execute, perform, arrange, answer, drill, serve, work, coif, get along, suffice, make, set, behave, dress, come, act, cause, commit, exert, practise, coiffure, apply, rehearse, do, exercise

8. exercise, work, work outverb

   give a workout to

   "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, exert, run, function, put to work, work up, figure, forge, lick, work out, make, cipher, figure out, form, compute, mould, sour, calculate, work, do, exploit, go, play, drill, make for, mold, practice, puzzle out, act upon, do work, process, crop, exercise, solve, ferment, influence, work on, cypher, practise, wreak, cultivate, reckon

9. exercise, work outverb

   do physical exercise

   "She works out in the gym every day"

   Synonyms:
   work out, solve, practice, practise, figure, puzzle out, drill, reckon, cipher, work, cypher, lick, figure out, elaborate, compute, exert, calculate, do, work up, exercise

10. drill, exercise, practice, practiseverb

    learn by repetition

    "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

    Synonyms:
    rehearse, practise, exercise, commit, drill, use, bore, do, work, work out, practice, apply, exert

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1. exercisenoun

   Synonyms:
   performance, application, practice, employment, use, activity, training, discipline, drilling, drill, praxis, lesson, task, gymnastics, calisthenics, gestation

2. exerciseverb

   Synonyms:
   employ, apply, busy, exert, practice, discipline, drill, train, distress, worry, harass

How to use EXERCISE in a sentence?

1. Dana Santas:

   Walking is the most underrated, corrective, mind-body, fat-burning exercise available to humans, i walk every single day.

2. Sandra Arevalo:

   We have been conducting our program as an after school program that meets twice per week for two hours, during these two hours we talk about eating healthy, practice basic cooking skills, exercise and teach children useful tips to maintain good health.

3. Richard Isaacson:

   Exercise is the #1 most powerful tool in the fight against cognitive decline and dementia, people affected by multisite chronic pain may be less able to adhere to regular physical activity as one potential mechanism for increased dementia risk.

4. Chris Lee:

   If you associate exercise with showers, then you won't have to think about it every day, just schedule it right before you need to shower to eliminate the excuse that you forgot about working out.

5. Mahmood Peshimam:

   Physical activity and exercise can release endorphins in the brain and give you a sense of well-being.

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