Synonyms and Antonyms of athletics

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)

a contest between athletes (noun.event)

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants (noun.event)

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (noun.act)

educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum (noun.act)

an athletic contest consisting of ten different events (noun.event)

the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country (noun.event)

an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons (noun.event)

a minor match preceding the main event (noun.event)

an athletic contest consisting of five different events (noun.event)

a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held (noun.event)

an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement (noun.event)

a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses (noun.event)

walking on a tightrope or slack rope (noun.act)

the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) (noun.act)

a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players (noun.act)

a sport that is played outdoors (noun.act)

a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility (noun.act)

participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it (noun.act)

a sport in which participants must travel on skis (noun.act)

sports that involve bodies of water (noun.act)

the act of rowing as a sport (noun.act)

the sport of shooting arrows with a bow (noun.act)

the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh (noun.act)

the sport of gliding on skates (noun.act)

the sport of engaging in contests of speed (noun.act)

the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements (noun.act)

the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle (noun.act)

sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) (noun.act)

a game involving athletic activity (noun.act)

a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan (noun.act)

a sport that many people find entertaining to watch (noun.act)

a sport that involves competition between teams of players (noun.act)

play boisterously (verb.motion)

vigorously active (adj.all)

(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) (noun.act)

a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) (noun.act)

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team (noun.act)

a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground (noun.act)

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee (noun.act)

rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) (noun.act)

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun.act)

(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act)

an act that violates the rules of a sport (noun.act)

a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) (noun.act)

(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) (noun.act)

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring (noun.act)

box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) (noun.artifact)

(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest (noun.attribute)

(sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport (noun.cognition)

(sports) a record of win versus losses (noun.communication)

(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist (noun.event)

(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams (noun.event)

(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications (noun.event)

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun.group)

(sports) a substitute who seldom plays (noun.person)

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team (noun.person)

(sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team (noun.person)

a strong man of exceptional physical endurance (noun.person)

(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person)

someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) (noun.person)

(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) (noun.person)

(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed (noun.person)

(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing (noun.quantity)

(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning (noun.quantity)

(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities (noun.linkdef)

(sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team (noun.state)

(sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game (noun.time)

(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf (noun.time)

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)

see one's performance improve (verb.change)

distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds (verb.cognition)

cause to appear in a lower class (verb.cognition)

play the Scottish game of curling (verb.competition)

play in the starting lineup (verb.competition)

play as a fielder (verb.competition)

score (verb.competition)

be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition)

lose (a game) (verb.competition)

bring down or defeat (an opponent) (verb.competition)

toss or strike a ball back and forth (verb.competition)

cover with two defensive players (verb.competition)

bring down with a blow to the legs (verb.contact)

drive or propel with the foot (verb.contact)

kick the ball (verb.contact)

carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball (verb.contact)

hit with great force (verb.contact)

hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally (verb.contact)

hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact)

propel, (verb.contact)

hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction (verb.contact)

engage in a boxing match (verb.contact)

box lightly (verb.contact)

box for a prize or money (verb.contact)

go through boxing motions without an opponent (verb.contact)

travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition (verb.motion)

walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise (verb.motion)

climb mountains for pleasure as a sport (verb.motion)

lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside (verb.motion)

hike with a backpack (verb.motion)

run with the ball; in such sports as football (verb.motion)

run for exercise (verb.motion)

move along on skates (verb.motion)

execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out (verb.motion)

move along on ice skates (verb.motion)

dance on skates (verb.motion)

travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles (verb.motion)

ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom (verb.motion)

travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles (verb.motion)

race on skates (verb.motion)

move along on skis (verb.motion)

ski downhill (verb.motion)

ride (on) a sled (verb.motion)

ride a bobsled (verb.motion)

move along on a luge or toboggan (verb.motion)

ride water skis (verb.motion)

propel with sculls (verb.motion)

travel by canoe (verb.motion)

travel in a small canoe (verb.motion)

propel with a paddle (verb.motion)

ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard (verb.motion)

ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water (verb.motion)

swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel (verb.motion)

dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife (verb.motion)

dive with a snorkel (verb.motion)

jump on skis (verb.motion)

jump a hurdle (verb.motion)

be out of the game (verb.social)

not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event) (verb.stative)

of a ball (adj.all)

(of a ball) (adj.all)

being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player (adj.all)

(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player (adj.all)

allowed by official rules (adj.all)

barred from competition for violation of rules (adj.all)

used of your own ground (adj.all)

used of an opponent's ground (adj.all)

designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport (adj.all)

prohibited by official rules (adj.all)

attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring (adj.all)

not offside; being within the prescribed area of play (adj.all)

illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck (adj.all)

with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level (adj.all)

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level (adj.all)

away from the defending teams' end of the playing field (adj.all)

toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field (adj.all)

on the home team's field (adv.all)