Athletics

//æθˈlɛtɪks//

Synonyms for "athletics" (41 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

acrobatics agonistics amusement association football athletic contest bathing breather

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (12)

calisthenics constitutional diversion drill entertainment exercise exercising games gymnastic exercises gymnastics isometrics natation

Related words (20)

palaestra pastime physical education physical jerks practice recreation rugby rugger setting-up exercises soccer sport sports stretch swimming track track and field tumbling workout yoga

Noun(1 words)

sport

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

5 entries

competition contest diversion extracurricular activity recreation

Synonyms

2 entries

athletic contest sport

Related terms

1 entries

athleticism

capable of

1 entries

involve running

derived

3 entries

athleisurewear cyberathletics para-athletics

derived from

3 entries

athlete athletic ics

has context

3 entries

baseball sports us

is a

3 entries

extracurricular activity sport subject matters inn schools

related to

14 entries

activity athleticism cross country fitness game in shape racewalking road running shape skill sport sports stamina track and field

Translations

45 translations across 31 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

atletikë noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Armenian

1 entries

աթլետիկա noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Bulgarian

1 entries

атлѐтика noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

田徑 /田径 noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
競技 /竞技 noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
運動 /运动 noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
體育 /体育 noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Czech

1 entries

atletika noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Danish

2 entries

atletik noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
friidræt noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Dutch

1 entries

atletiek noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Finnish

2 entries

urheilu noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
yleisurheilu noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)

French

2 entries

athlétisme noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
athlétisme noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

German

1 entries

Athletik noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Hindi

2 entries

खेलकूद noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
व्यायाम noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Hungarian

3 entries

atlétika noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
sport noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
sportolás noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Indonesian

1 entries

atletik noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)

Irish

3 entries

cleasa lúith noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
lúthchleas noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
lúthchleas noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Italian

1 entries

atletica noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Japanese

1 entries

陸上競技 noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)

Khmer

1 entries

អត្តពលកម្ម noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Macedonian

2 entries

атлетика noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
атлетика noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Malay

1 entries

olahraga noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)

Maltese

1 entries

atletika noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Māori

1 entries

kaipara noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

friidrett noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

friidrett noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Polish

2 entries

atletyka noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)
lekkoatletyka noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)

Portuguese

1 entries

atletismo noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Romanian

1 entries

atletism noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Russian

1 entries

атле́тика noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Spanish

1 entries

atletismo noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Swahili

1 entries

riadha noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Swedish

1 entries

friidrott noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Ukrainian

2 entries

атле́тика noun ((chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country, and racewalking)
атле́тика noun ((chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness, and skill)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Athletics are an important part of school life.

Source: tatoeba (2399371)

Adil is very good at studying, but when it comes to athletics, he's a bit lousy.

Source: tatoeba (2575668)

I'll feel better if I return to athletics.

Source: tatoeba (6583573)

Where are the athletics championships this year?

Source: tatoeba (8250437)

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