What are some opposite words for game?
Antonyms for game
geɪmgame
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term game.
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gamenoun
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racketgameadjective
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racketgamenoun
A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment. In many games, the objective is to win by defeating the other player or players or being the first to reach a specified goal, while in others, role-playing or cooperation is emphasized.
I'm game, would you like to tell me how [to do that]? - From the computer game Adventure.
Antonyms:
cautious, disinclinedSynonyms:
courageous, sporting, disposed, willing, valiant, favorable, daring, nervygamenoun
A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
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linegamenoun
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labor, work, toil, grief, drudgery, sorrow, sadness, uneasinessSynonyms:
entertainment, gaiety, prank, recreation, merrymaking, diversion, amusement, spree, gambol, fun, frolic, festivity, pastime, sport, lark, merriment, playgamenoun
Synonyms:
wargame
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Princeton's WordNet
gamenoun
a contest with rules to determine a winner
"you need four people to play this game"
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fearful, cowardly, fitSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
a single play of a sport or other contest
"the game lasted two hours"
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fearful, fit, cowardlySynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
an amusement or pastime
"they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
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cowardly, fit, fearfulSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
animal hunted for food or sport
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fit, fearful, cowardlySynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
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fit, fearful, cowardlySynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
"the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
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cowardly, fearful, fitSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgamenoun
the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
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cowardly, fit, fearfulSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotplot, secret plan, gamenoun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
"they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
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fit, fearful, cowardlySynonyms:
secret plan, plot of ground, biz, plot, patch, plot of landgamenoun
the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
"the child received several games for his birthday"
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cowardly, fearful, fitSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgame, biznoun
your occupation or line of work
"he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
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cowardly, fearful, fitSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotgameadjective
frivolous or trifling behavior
"for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
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fit, cowardly, fearfulSynonyms:
secret plan, biz, plotcrippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, gameadjective
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
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fearful, fit, cowardlySynonyms:
mettlesome, crippled, halt, spirited, lame, halting, gamy, gritty, feeble, gamey, spunky, gimpygame, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkyverb
willing to face danger
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fit, fearful, cowardlySynonyms:
spirited, lame, zippy, spicy, granulose, high, gamy, racy, spunky, gimpy, juicy, feisty, blue, mettlesome, coarse-grained, crippled, risque, granular, mealy, bouncy, naughty, gamey, halting, gritty, peppy, enlivened, halt, grainy, bouncing, farinaceous, pluckybet on, back, gage, stake, game, puntverb
place a bet on
"Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
Antonyms:
cowardly, fearful, fitSynonyms:
second, bet on, gage, back, adventure, plump for, impale, support, pole, plunk for, post, hazard, venture, indorse, stake, jeopardize, punt, endorse, back up
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
gameadjective
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plucky, resolute, unyielding, courageous, unflinching, indomitable, undaunted, unconquerable, crippled, lame, crooked, deformedgamenoun
Synonyms:
play, amusement, pastime, diversion, fun, sport, contest, prey, quarry, scheme, plan, project, undertaking, enterprise, stratagem
How to use game in a sentence?
There is still hope, but I have to say I'm deeply disappointed with what we're hearing coming out of the EU, i do have to ask Andrea Leadsom what game are they playing here.
We lost the game. I think it was 3-1 and there were seconds left, when I remember (Canada captain) Hayley Wickenheiser nailed Natalie Darwitz, it was offside, and she hit her right after the whistle or during the whistle, depending on who you talk to.
I've never missed my vote in my life, this is the only time we can do something. The game is in our hand right now.
This is what they were planning on implementing on a large scale. That would have been a complete game changer in the way our asylum system works.
The name of the game is try and knock them down as much as possible and keep them from getting into the Great Lakes.
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