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Synonyms for fun
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Wiktionary3.3 / 8 votes

  1. funnoun

    enjoyable, amusing.

    Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.

    Synonyms:
    diversion, laugh, amusement, enjoyment, pleasure

  2. funadjective

    whimsical, flamboyant

    This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.

    Synonyms:
    rough and tumble, horseplay, boisterousness

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 2 votes

  1. fun

    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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.6 / 16 votes

  1. fun, merriment, playfulnessnoun

    activities that are enjoyable or amusing

    "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"

    Synonyms:
    gaiety, play, merriment, playfulness, sport

  2. fun, play, sportnoun

    verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

    "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, sportsman, variation, summercater, period of play, shimmer, play, sportswoman, bid, mutant, maneuver, caper, romp, athletics, gaming, merriment, sport, frolic, mutation, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, playfulness, turn, drama

  3. funnoun

    violent and excited activity

    "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"

    Synonyms:
    play, merriment, playfulness, sport

  4. playfulness, funnoun

    a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

    "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"

    Synonyms:
    gaiety, play, merriment, playfulness, sport

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. joyi

    it means someone is very happy and joyous

    i was so joyi when i went to the concert!

    Submitted by Isabella.hwang on November 3, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.5 / 2 votes

  1. funnoun

    Synonyms:
    pleasantry, drollery, sport, merriment, frolic, gayety

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. funnoun

    Synonyms:
    merriment, mirth, gayety, frolic, jest, pleasantry, drollery, waggery, waggishness, facetiousness, divertisement amusement, relaxation, jocularity

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How to use fun in a sentence?

  1. Sarah Cloninger:

    My husband has been on business trips with me all over the U.S., once my son was born they were still able to join me on several of the more fun locations like Las Vegas, beaches, the mountains.

  2. David Harbour:

    Really not as fun as you think it is.

  3. Jessie Diggins:

    We're your canaries in the coal mine. We see [ climate change ] happening all over the world, and it affects everyone at every level. I see man-made snow everywhere we go — nobody can count on natural snow anymore. It's a sign we really need to do something. Climate change is taking away a very healthy, incredibly fun, family-oriented sport that I love.

  4. Mike Sullivan:

    We're both in good health and are able to be out here six to seven days a week for eight to 10 hours, it's so much fun, it feels like home here in the shop working things out.

  5. Angel Wells:

    No, not at all, it’s been fun and exciting.


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