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/ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ · noun
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition..
Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights.
Use body building when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Body building means A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition..
Common synonyms include anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
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