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Synonyms of exercise

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Another word for exercise is practice. Other synonyms of exercise are practicing and drill.

Synonyms and similar words for exercise

nounAny activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

  • practiceRepetition of an activity to improve a skill.
  • practicingDrilling, exercise.
  • drillAn activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some...
  • drilling

verbTo use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.

  • assertTo use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.

Meaning of exercise

  1. noun Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
  2. noun Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
  3. noun Such activity of physical nature, for physical fitness (plus also mental benefit).

Full definition of exercise

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Questions about synonyms of exercise

What is another word for exercise?
Exercise has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as practice, practicing and drill.
What does exercise mean?
Exercise means any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exercise (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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