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Synonyms for gymnasium

  • noun

Most common

middle-school secondary school grammar school lyceum gym fitness club academy seminary

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Grammar school — A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university

grammar school, middle-school, secondary school, lyceum, prep school, lycée

2. Gym

gym, fitness club, health club

Other

high-school, academy, seminary

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

    Near-synonyms: grammar school, prep school

  2. n. 2

    A large room or building for indoor sports.

Related words

Word family
gymnastics
Other spellings
gymnasion

Forms

Plural
gymnasiums → middle-schools, lyceums, lycées, gyms…

Example sentences

  • lyceum Today let's examine a typical morning of a lyceum student.
  • gym Some people stay trim even without going to a gym.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gymnasiumfalling
lyceumsteady
gymrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gym1
6 letters
lyceum
7 letters
academy4
8 letters
seminary4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (academy4 = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gymnase