| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exercise, practice |
| Synonyms: | conditioning, constitutional, drill, rehearsal, routine, session, test, training, tryout, warm-up, work |
| Antonyms: | inactivity |
| Main Entry: | athletics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sports |
| Synonyms: | contest, drill, events, exercises, games, practice, races, recreation, workout |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | try, effort |
| Synonyms: | all one's got, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick*, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack, workout |
| Antonyms: | certainty, laziness, success |
| Main Entry: | chore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | KP, assignment, burden, devoir, duty, effort, errand, grind, housework, job, routine, scutwork, stint, trial, tribulation, workout |
| Main Entry: | drill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | practice, exercise |
| Synonyms: | assignment, call, conditioning, constitutional, daily dozen, discipline, dress, drilling, dry run, gym, homework, instruction, learning by doing, maneuvers, marching, preparation, repetition, run-through, shakedown, training, tryout, warm-up, workout |
| Main Entry: | drudgery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard, tedious work |
| Synonyms: | backbreaker, chore, daily grind, elbow grease, grind*, gruntwork, labor, menial labor, rat race, slavery, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, workout |
| Antonyms: | snap |
| Main Entry: | exercise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work, effort |
| Synonyms: | act, action, activity, calisthenics, constitutional, daily dozen, discharge, discipline, drill, drilling, examination, exercising, exertion, gym, labor, lesson, movement, occupation, operation, performance, problem, pursuit, recitation, schoolwork, study, task, test, theme, toil, training, warm-up, workout |
| Main Entry: | gymnastics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acrobatic exercise |
| Synonyms: | aerobatics, balance beam, bars, body-building, calisthenics, floor exercise, free exercise, gym, horse, rings, trampoline, trapeze, tumbling, vaulting, workout |
| Main Entry: | preparation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | development, readiness |
| Synonyms: | alertness, anticipation, arrangement, background, base, basis, build-up, construction, dry run, education, establishment, evolution, expectation, fitting, foresight, formation, foundation, gestation, getting ready, groundwork, homework, incubation, lead time, making ready, manufacture, measure, plan, precaution, preparedness, preparing, provision, putting in order, qualification, readying, rehearsal, rundown, safeguard, schoolwork, study, substructure, training, tryout, workout |
| Antonyms: | unreadiness |