Synonyms and antonyms of Athletics and track and field sports in British Thesaurus

the AAA ()

the Amateur Athletics Association: a British organization for athletes (=runners etc) that organizes sports competitions

athlete (noun)

someone who is good at sports, especially athletics, and takes part in sports competitions

athletic (adjective)

relating to athletes or athletics

athletics (noun)

British sports events in which people compete against each other in running races, jumping, and throwing things. The American word is track and field

athletics (noun)

American sports and other physical activities

the broad jump (noun)

American the long jump

caber (noun)

a heavy wooden pole thrown into the air in a Scottish sport called tossing the caber

cross-country (noun)

a race in which runners run across countryside, not using tracks or roads

decathlon (noun)

a sports event that consists of ten different sports

discus (noun)

a heavy round flat object thrown as part of a sports event

the discus (noun)

a sports event in which you throw a discus as far as you can

distance (adjective)

consisting of or taking part in races in which people run or swim a long distance

event (noun)

a particular type of activity in athletics

field event (noun)

a sports event that is not a race and that an athlete does alone, not as part of a team. The long jump and the javelin are field events.

games (noun)

an organized event where people from many countries compete in different sports such as running, jumping, and swimming

the hammer (noun)

a heavy metal ball fixed to a chain and thrown as a sport

the hammer (noun)

a sports event in which people throw a hammer as far as they can

the high jump (noun)

a sports event in which people try to jump over a bar that can be raised higher after each jump

the hop, step, and jump (noun)

the triple jump

hurdles (noun)

a race in which people or horses must jump over a series of upright frames

the javelin (noun)

a long pointed stick that is thrown in a sports competition

the javelin (noun)

a sports competition in which someone throws a javelin as far as they can

the long jump (noun)

a sports event in which each person tries to jump further than the other people

the pole vault (noun)

a sport in which you use a long pole to push yourself over a high bar

put (verb)

to throw a heavy metal ball called a shot as a sport

the shot put (noun)

a sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can

track (noun)

American athletics events in which the runners run around a circular course

track and field (noun)

American athletics

triathlon (noun)

a type of race in which each person swims, rides a bicycle, and runs over very long distances

the triple jump (noun)

a sport in which you first jump forwards on one leg, jump again on the other leg, and jump a third time using both legs

walking (noun)

a sport in which you walk as fast as you can without running

weightlifter (noun)

someone who lifts heavy weights as a sport

weightlifting (noun)

the sport of lifting heavy weights