intramural sports

Meaning

1. 1nounusually plural

   Organized games played between teams made up of students from the same school or university, rather than against other schools.

   Grammar: Usually plural, with a plural verb: intramural sports are popular here.

   Patterns

   • play intramural sports
   • join intramural sports

   She signed up for intramural sports to meet new friends.

   Intramural sports at the college include volleyball and soccer.

   He prefers intramural sports because they are less competitive than varsity teams.

Common combinations

play intramural sports

Many first-year students play intramural sports.

join intramural sports

You can join intramural sports through the recreation office.

intramural sports league

Our dorm entered an intramural sports league.

intramural sports program

The university runs a large intramural sports program.

intramural sports team

His intramural sports team won the campus title.

Synonyms and how they differ

campus recreation

Is a broader phrase covering all fitness and games on campus, not only team competitions.

club sports

Are run by student clubs that usually compete against other schools, unlike intramurals.

recreational sports

Sounds more general and may include people from outside the school.

Opposites

Word family

intramural adjective

taking place within one school or institution

intramurals noun

informal short form for intramural sports

extramural adjective

taking place between different schools or outside a school

mural adjective

relating to a wall, the root of intramural

Commonly confused: intramural sports or interscholastic? intramural sports or intermural?

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