Olympics

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proper noun

Synonym of Olympic Games.

“A champion in the beauty Olympics”

Similar
Olympic GamesOlympiad
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Meanings

proper nounthe Olympics pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySynonym of Olympic Games.

    According to Russian deputy prime minister Dmitrii Kozak, every ruble spent on preparations for the Sochi Olympics has been justified.

    2014 February 13, Thomas Remington, “10 explanations for Russia’s coming fiscal squeeze”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2017

    Synonyms: Olympic Games

nounOlympics (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryfigurativelyoftenslanguncountableAny real or perceived competition.

    A champion in the beauty Olympics

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Olympic Games.

Similar
Olympic Games

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

Similar
Olympic GamesOlympiad
Broader
athletic contestathletic competitionathletics
Also see
olympiadolympic games

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Olympic + -s.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic أُولِمْبِيَّة
  • أُولِمْبِيَّة (ʔulimbiyya)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Bengali অলিম্পিক, অলিম্পিক্স
  • অলিম্পিক (olimpik)sport event — see also Olympic Games
  • অলিম্পিক্স (olimpikśo)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Bulgarian олимпиа́да
  • олимпиа́да (olimpiáda)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Catalan olimpíada, olimpíades
  • olimpíadasport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olimpíadessport event — see also Olympic Games
Chinese Mandarin 奧林匹克 /奥林匹克, 奧運會 /奥运会
  • 奧林匹克 /奥林匹克 (Àolínpǐkè)sport event — see also Olympic Games
  • 奧運會 /奥运会 (Àoyùnhuì)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Czech olympiáda
  • olympiádasport event — see also Olympic Games
Danish olympiade
  • olympiadesport event — see also Olympic Games
Dutch olympiade
  • olympiadesport event — see also Olympic Games
Esperanto olimpikoj
  • olimpikojsport event — see also Olympic Games
Estonian olümpia
  • olümpiasport event — see also Olympic Games
Finnish olympiakisat, olympialaiset
  • olympiakisatsport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olympialaisetsport event — see also Olympic Games
French Olympiades, Olympiques
  • Olympiadessport event — see also Olympic Games
  • Olympiquessport event — see also Olympic Games
German Olympia, Olympiade
  • Olympiasport event — see also Olympic Games
  • Olympiadesport event — see also Olympic Games
Hindi ओलंपिक
  • ओलंपिक (olampik)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Hungarian olimpia
  • olimpiasport event — see also Olympic Games
Indonesian Olimpiade
  • Olimpiadesport event — see also Olympic Games
Italian Olimpiadi
  • Olimpiadisport event — see also Olympic Games
Japanese オリンピック, 五輪
  • オリンピック (Orinpikku)sport event — see also Olympic Games
  • 五輪 (gorin)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Korean 올림픽, 오륜
  • 올림픽 (ollimpik)sport event — see also Olympic Games
  • 오륜 (oryun)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Latvian olimpiāde
  • olimpiādesport event — see also Olympic Games
Lithuanian olimpiada
  • olimpiadasport event — see also Olympic Games
Polish olimpiada
  • olimpiadasport event — see also Olympic Games
Portuguese Olimpíada, Olimpíadas
  • Olimpíadasport event — see also Olympic Games
  • Olimpíadassport event — see also Olympic Games
Romanian Jocurile Olimpice, olimpiadă
  • Jocurile Olimpicesport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olimpiadăsport event — see also Olympic Games
Russian олимпиа́да
  • олимпиа́да (olimpiáda)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Slovak olympiáda
  • olympiádasport event — see also Olympic Games
Spanish olimpiada, olimpiadas
  • olimpiadasport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olimpiadassport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olimpíadasport event — see also Olympic Games
  • olimpíadassport event — see also Olympic Games
Swedish OS, Olympiaden
  • OSsport event — see also Olympic Games
  • Olympiadensport event — see also Olympic Games
Tagalog Olimpiko
  • Olimpikosport event — see also Olympic Games
Thai โอลิมปิก
  • โอลิมปิก (oo-lim-bpìk)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Turkish olimpiyat
  • olimpiyatsport event — see also Olympic Games
Ukrainian олімпіа́да
  • олімпіа́да (olimpiáda)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Urdu اولَمْپِک
  • اولَمْپِک (olampik)sport event — see also Olympic Games
Vietnamese thế vận hội, ô-lim-pích
  • thế vận hộisport event — see also Olympic Games
  • ô-lim-píchsport event — see also Olympic Games
Cite this entry
APA

Olympics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olympics

MLA

“Olympics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olympics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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