Athletics
Athletics noun - A contest between athletes.
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Synonyms for Athletics
Competition and athletics are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Competition" instead a noun "Athletics".
Competition
Competition noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: a competition between two fierce football rivals
Athletics and competition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Athletics" instead a noun "Competition".
Related pairs
- sport and athletics
- sport and competition
- match and athletics
- match and competition
- tournament and athletics
- tournament and competition
- contest and athletics
- contest and competition
- event and athletics
- event and competition
- game and athletics
- game and competition
- bout and athletics
- bout and competition
How words are described
| high | high athletics | high competition |
Both words in one sentence
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Freeze-Frame Bonus: In the first episode, the person Cinque lost to in the Iron Athletics competition is obviously a girl.
Source: Anime / Dog Days - Failure Knight: Less drastic than most, but a lot of what drives Cinque was placing second in the Iron Athletics competition and "disappointing" friends and family.
Source: Anime / Dog Days -
I Told You So: One random encounter reveals that her ex-fianceé refused to come with her to Harran to cover the athletics competition for a number of reasons and now she's dreading going back to this.
Source: Video Game / Dying Light
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Competition and Athletics. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/athletics/competition
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Competition or Athletics. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/athletics/competition.
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