Sport synonyms
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athletic event
Athletic or competitive amusement
The act or manner of using a card, piece, or ball in a game or sport:
Reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity
(Countable) A particular instance of playing a game; match.
play boisterously
jollification
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A trick played on someone, esp. one intended to cause embarrassment or discomfort for the victim
Gladness and merriment, especially when expressed by laughter.
(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.
(Informal) To show briefly or ostentatiously
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tennis (related)
Refreshment of one's mind or body after work through activity that amuses or stimulates; play.
Something that amuses or entertains; entertainment
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
Something that gives pleasure:
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Light, good-natured ridicule or satire; banter
The definition of a pleasantry is a polite social remark made as part of general conversation, or a little joke.
The ancient Roman festival of Saturn, held about Dec. 17, with general feasting and revelry in celebration of the winter solstice
Something to be laughed at or joked about
The act of telling or engaging in jokes.
A showy but empty performance
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A joke
Something foolish.
A joke; a funny story.
(Archaic) An escape from restraint or confinement
The definition of a competition is a contest, sports match or rivalry.
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(Uncountable) Controversy; debate.
amateur sport
Athletic or competitive amusement
professional-sport
(Sports) Sport in which athletes receive payment for their performance.
irresponsible fellow
*A person with sporting instincts
horsey person
*A person with sporting instincts
(Cellular automata) A puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
one of the fast set
*A person with sporting instincts
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Eye dialect spelling of don't.
entertainment (related)
fun (related)
The definition of fun is something that brings pleasure, joy or playfulness.
clown (related)
The definition of a clown is a jester, or a person who dresses in funny clothes and entertains at a party or in a circus with jokes and tricks, or a person who pretends to be foolish.
rascal (related)
An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.
divertive
(Archaic) Tending to divert; amusing; interesting.
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Of or relating to the occasional use of drugs for pleasure or intoxication.
Fond of or full of sport or merriment; playful
(slang) sportsman
Actions taken as a joke
A state of being derided:
gayety
(Obs.) Something that amuses or entertains
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(Linguistics) An alteration a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
The act of using words, gestures, images, or other products of expression to evoke laughter or contemptuous feelings regarding a person or thing:
Toy is defined as something to play with, or something small.
(colloq.) exhibit wear
play boisterously
To skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol
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To deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy
To spread out; unfurl:
To remove from a port; to carry away.
The definition of exercise is to use something or to engage in physical activity done in order to stay healthy or to cause someone else to engage in physical activity in order to stay healthy or to put into action.
To make merry; have fun
play boisterously
seriousness (antonym)
The state or quality of being serious.
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work (antonym)
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
vocation (antonym)
Vocation is defined as a call to do something, especially regarding religious work.
To impart fresh life to; refresh mentally or physically.
Brandish means to shake or wave something in a menacing way, particularly a weapon.
To exhibit is defined as to display something publicly, or to show signs of a certain behavior or tendency.
To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
Flaunt is defined as to go out of your way to display something, such as your wealth or your body, in a manner that is generally considered offensive, inappropriate or gaudy.
To behave so as to attract attention; show off.
Show is defined as to bring into view, teach, or display.
(Slang) One that is suggestive of a genetic mutant, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude.
Variation is how much something differs from another.
A person, esp. a man, who is interested in or takes part in sports, esp. in hunting, fishing, etc.
A woman who is interested in or takes part in sports, esp. in hunting, fishing, etc.
summercater
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
To catch larks.
To play or behave in a lively, carefree way; romp
sporting (related)
sports (related)
basketball (related)
badminton (related)
for-sport (related)
leisure (related)
football (related)
outdoor (related)
volleyball (related)
in-sport (related)
gymnastics (related)
windsurfing (related)
watersports (related)
A festivity; a revelry.
Merrymaking; gaiety; joyful celebration
be dressed in
Something monstrous
(Intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
Gambol is defined as to jump and skip about playfully.
To win with ease in a race, contest, etc.
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
play boisterously
To depict or outline the features of.
The action of laughing or the sound resulting
(Ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot
The state or quality of being hilarious
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Find another word for sport. In this page you can discover 116 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sport, like: athletic event, gambler, play, revelry, game, athletics, jollification, practical-joke, jesting, mirth and tomfoolery.