Synonyms for exercise

noun

1. Action, undertaken for training

   practice, exertion, drill, activity, workout, training, gymnastics, sports, jogging, running, walking, calisthenics, aerobics, isometrics, yoga, warmup, conditioning, bodybuilding, weight lifting, constitutional, daily dozen*.

2. The means by which training is promoted

   performance, act, action, activity, occupation, operation, study, theme, lesson, task, drill, test, examination.

3. Use

   application, employment, operation; see use 1. See syn. study at practice.

verb

1. To move the body

   train, work out, stretch, bend, pull, hike, jog, run, walk, promote muscle tone, labor, strain, move briskly, exert, discipline, drill, execute, do exercises, perform exercises, practice, warm up, limber up, loosen up, maneuver, lift weights, get in trim*, pump iron*, take a constitutional*, do one's daily dozen*; see also train 3.

2. To use

   employ, practice, exert, apply, operate, execute, sharpen, handle, utilize, devote, put in practice; see also use 1.

3. To train

   drill, discipline, give training to; see teach 2, train 3. See syn. study at practice.