gym

noun

ˈjim 

1

: gymnasium

2

: physical education

3

: a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)

Synonyms of gym

• gymnasium

Examples of gym in a Sentence

He works out at the gym.

Students are required to take gym.

Recent Examples on the Web

The lobby and the floor below it, where the gym and spa are located, used to be a commercial space filled with boutiques. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Google specifically lists library cards, gym passes and parking passes as examples. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Downstairs is a spacious sleeping area that could also work as a gym or home office and benefits from an enormous skylight equipped with automatic blackout shades. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026

Rice did not practice, but he was spotted in gym clothes running and watching his fellow receivers during individual drills. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gym

• jungle gym

Rhymes for gym

• brim
• clim
• dim
• grim
• him
• hymn
• im
• limb
• mim
• prim
• rim
• scrim

Kids Definition

gym

noun

ˈjim 

1

: gymnasium

2

: physical education