Play Synonyms and Antonyms

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To treat lightly or flippantly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dally
  2. toy
  3. flirt
  4. trifle
To amuse oneself
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. recreate
  2. entertain oneself
  3. revel
  4. disport
  5. make-merry
  6. carouse
  7. play-games
  8. rejoice
  9. have-a-good-time
  10. idle away
  11. horse around
  12. sport
Antonyms:
  1. mourn
  2. grieve
  3. sulk
Amusement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. diversion
  2. enjoyment
  3. disport
  4. fun
  5. gambling
  6. shimmer
  7. recreation
  8. pleasure
  9. sport
  10. gaming
Antonyms:
  1. work
To act in a play
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. act
  2. impersonate
  3. represent
  4. perform
  5. do
  6. enact
  7. present
  8. play-act
  9. portray
Antonyms:
  1. direct
To gamble
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. gamble
  2. bet
  3. wager
  4. chance
  5. risk
  6. game
  7. lay
  8. hazard
To display light, erratic movement
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. run
  2. waltz
  3. spout
  4. spiel
  5. flicker
  6. show
To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. exploit
  2. maneuver
  3. manipulate
Sport
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. exhibition
  2. elbowroom
  3. match
  4. latitude
  5. tryout
  6. leeway
  7. make advances to
  8. bid
  9. margin
  10. court
  11. room
  12. try for
  13. scope
To engage in sport
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. participate
  2. execute
  3. engage
  4. interpret
  5. toy
  6. meet
  7. rival
  8. render
  9. encounter
  10. take on
Antonyms:
  1. watch
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. playing period
  2. period of play
The removal of constraints
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. free-rein
Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. child's play

Words Related to Play

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Play Sentence Examples

  • I love to play with little sister.

  • Want to play a game?

  • Would you like to play a game?

  • Sometimes Alex and Jonathan play soccer, and sometimes we all go for a ride in the buggy.

  • He didn't bring it up again - not even when Jonathan was unable to get his short arm into a comfortable position to play the guitar.

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