Antonyms for gym


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jim
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪm


Definition of gym

Origin :
  • short for gymnasium, attested from 1871, U.S. student slang.
  • As in arena : noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • As in health club : noun exercise establishment
  • As in health spa : noun fitness center
  • As in drill : noun practice, exercise
  • As in exercise : noun work, effort
  • As in gymnasium : noun arena for sports, recreation
  • As in gymnastics : noun acrobatic exercise
  • As in hall : noun room for large affairs
Example sentences :
  • The place smells—oh, let's see—about like the locker room in a gym.
  • Extract from : « The Hated » by Frederik Pohl
  • All this, with some oil painting and free-fall workouts in the gym, passed the time.
  • Extract from : « The Repairman » by Harry Harrison
  • Gym work back in Annapolis stood in good stead at that moment.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • "The fellow who built this gym knew what he was doing," declared Steve approvingly.
  • Extract from : « Left End Edwards » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Down the easy slope, from the top of the knoll where the gym.
  • Extract from : « A Little Miss Nobody » by Amy Bell Marlowe
  • Helping the gym slugger to his feet he stared apprehensively about him.
  • Extract from : « The Sky Trap » by Frank Belknap Long
  • His jaw muscles were twitching and he was tugging at the collar of his gym suit.
  • Extract from : « The Sky Trap » by Frank Belknap Long
  • When the girls have on the gym suits, they are not permitted to go to the front of the building.
  • Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird
  • Hester was deliberate in matters of getting from a gym suit into a dress.
  • Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird
  • That is why, on general principles, I disapprove of bathing and gym suits.
  • Extract from : « Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall » by Jean K. Baird

Synonyms for gym

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