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, 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

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

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

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, 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

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, 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

10. drill, exercise, practice, practiseverb

    learn by repetition

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

    Synonyms:
    rehearse, practise, 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. Pankaj Kapahi:

   We’re trying to learn more about aging and we are, but calorie restriction is just one intervention, you likely need to do that in combination with exercise, with good sleep, with a positive attitude and good mental health. All these things combined will likely play a much bigger role in slowing aging.

2. Landon Luxembourg:

   A waning appetite for home exercise is a risk for Peloton in the near term, as is mushrooming competition, and recent negative press surrounding the safety of its Tread + treadmill product.

3. Chuck Brannan:

   In the State of Florida, government bureaucracy will no longer stand between law-abiding Floridians and their freedom to exercise their Second Amendment rights, this bill recognizes that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, its citizens have a right to protect themselves.

4. Carrie Severino:

   The biggest question that was left in limbo is the next big challenge: how to balance these new-found constitutional rights and a long-standing and explicit right to exercise religion. That’ll be the next battleground.

5. Scott Swift:

   Put simply, we will continue to exercise freedom of the seas for all nations, because we know from painful past experience, to shirk this responsibility and obligation, puts much more at risk than any one nation's maritime interests.

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