Synonyms for hobby
ˈhɒb ihob·by

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1. hobby1

   Synonyms:
   pastime, avocation

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1. hobby

   Synonyms:
   limp, falter

   Antonyms:
   bun, course, speed, leap

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1. avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activitynoun

   an auxiliary activity

   Synonyms:
   sideline, out of bounds, pursual, hobbyhorse, following, pursuance, chase, by-line, avocation, pastime, credit line, rocking horse, interest, quest, spare-time activity, pursuit

2. hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horsenoun

   a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

   Synonyms:
   rocking horse, sideline, avocation, spare-time activity, hobbyhorse, by-line, pursuit

3. hobby, Falco subbuteonoun

   small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds

   Synonyms:
   rocking horse, sideline, avocation, spare-time activity, hobbyhorse, by-line, pursuit

Matched Categories

1. • Falcon
   • Plaything

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1. hobbynoun

   Synonyms:
   hobby-horse

2. hobbynoun

   Synonyms:
   favorite object, favorite pursuit

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1. List of paraphrases for "hobby":

   pastime, hobbies, passion, leisure, quirk, recreation, amateur

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How to use hobby in a sentence?

1. Mary Wilson:

   I started singing as a hobby, but the minute I started, I knew that I loved it.

2. Tess Thompson Talley:

   Its a hobby, its something that I love to do.

3. Duncan Jones:

   My dad was obviously prolific in music, but he also acted and I think I had the most fun when we were on film sets... I think I got the( directing) bug back then, because the musical gene did not express itself in the way one might have hoped, my main hobby with my dad was shooting little one-stop animations and I just always carried that interest in film.

4. Joe Orlando:

   The pound-for-pound power of this find is unprecedented, when you factor in rarity, value, quantity and quality, it can be argued this is the single greatest baseball card find the hobby has ever witnessed.

5. George Bryan:

   The goal is really to use this to help our pro golf careers out, but at the same time we view this as a hobby, we both enjoy it, and when we do have an off week, it's good to get out minds off tournament golf and there's no better outlet to be creative than trying some trick shots out and seeing how far we can take it.