Antonyms for amusement
əˈmyuz məntamuse·ment

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1. amusement

   Entertainment and recreation imply thought and mental occupation, tho in an agreeable, refreshing way; they are therefore words of a high order. Entertainment, apart from its special senses of a public performance or a social party, and predominantly even there, is used of somewhat mirthful mental delight; recreation may, and usually does, combine the mental with the physical. Amusement and pastime are nearly equivalent, the latter probably the lighter word; many slight things may be pastimes which we should hardly dignify by the name of amusements. Sports are almost wholly on the physical plane, tho involving a certain grade of mental action; fox-hunting, horse-racing, and baseball are sports. Certain sports may afford entertainment or recreation to certain persons, according to their individual tastes; but entertainment and recreation are capable of a meaning so high as never to be approached by any meaning of sport. Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous. Amusement is a form of enjoyment, but enjoyment may be too keen to be called amusement. Compare synonyms for ENTERTAIN.

   Antonyms:
   ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work

   Synonyms:
   cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, frolic, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreation, sport

Matched Categories

1. • Delight
   • Diversion

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amusementnoun

   a feeling of delight at being entertained

   Synonyms:
   entertainment

2. entertainment, amusementnoun

   an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

   Synonyms:
   entertainment

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1. amusementnoun

   Synonyms:
   diversion, entertainment, beguilement, recreation, relaxation, pastime, merriment, fun, sport, pleasure

How to use amusement in a sentence?

1. Manny Pacquiao:

   WBO should take appropriate action on the letter sent by the Games and Amusement Board( GAB) so as not to erode the people's interest in boxing, on my part, I had already accepted the decision but as a leader and, at the same time, fighter, I have the moral obligation to uphold sportsmanship, truth and fairness in the eyes of the public.

2. Angelo Clary:

   We both have our individual relationships with Gayle King and we all are a family, all together, we have our moments when we sit and watch movies all together, we go to amusement parks all together.

3. Edna Ferber:

   Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth... But amusing Never.

4. Cedar Point:

   Our team has the health and welfare of our guest who was involved in Sunday’s incident at Top Thrill Dragster at the forefront of our minds. We will continue to offer our support to her and her family in this unimaginably difficult time, we want to fully understand what happened and why. Together with the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture’s Division of Amusement Ride Safety Fairs, third party investigators, engineers and the ride’s manufacturer, we are being careful, methodical and thorough. We will not rush the investigation and will work tirelessly in our search for answers in the interest of improving safety.

5. Alexander Pope:

   Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.

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