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Definitions

body-building

ADJECTIVE
healthful/healthy
Synonyms
WEAK
advantageous aiding aseptic beneficial benign bracing cathartic clean compensatory conducive corrective desirable disease-free energy-giving fresh harmless healing health-giving helpful hygienic innocuous invigorating mitigative nourishing nutritious nutritive profitable pure restorative salubrious salutary sanatory sanitary stimulating sustaining tonic unadulterated unpolluted untainted useful wholesome
Antonyms
WEAK
bad corrupt diseased noxious rotten sickening unhealthful unhealthy
ADJECTIVE
healthsome
Synonyms
WEAK
advantageous aiding aseptic beneficial benign bracing cathartic clean compensatory conducive corrective desirable disease-free energy-giving fresh harmless healing health-giving healthy helpful hygienic innocuous invig
NOUN
gymnastics
Synonyms
STRONG
aerobatics bars calisthenics gym horse rings trampoline trapeze tumbling vaulting workout
WEAK
balance beam floor exercise free exercise

Example Sentences

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He preferred singing, playing guitar and body building.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

During the 20 years of Western-backed government, a lively popular culture grew up in Kabul and other cities with a mashup of body building, energy drinks, extravagant sculpted hairstyles and jangly pop songs.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2021

During the 1980s, it was used as a sleep aid and a supplement for body building.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2020

Sikes has done her makeup for body building competitions.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2019

They are not a necessary part of the plan of body building especially recommended in this volume, but are presented merely as a valuable means of varying your efforts in working for increased vitality.

From Vitality Supreme by Macfadden, Bernarr