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Synonyms for sport
spɔrt, spoʊrtsport
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
sport
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, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreationAntonyms:
ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
sport
Synonyms:
play, frolic, wantonness, joke, diversion, merriment, gaiety, fun, amusement, recreation, game, pastimeAntonyms:
work, seriousness, business, earnestness
Princeton's WordNet
sport, athleticsnoun
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Synonyms:
summercater, athletic contest, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, athletic competition, sportswomansportnoun
the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
Synonyms:
summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswomansport, summercaternoun
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
Synonyms:
summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswomansportnoun
a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
"a good sport"; "a poor sport"
Synonyms:
summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswomansport, sportsman, sportswomannoun
someone who engages in sports
Synonyms:
summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswomanmutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Synonyms:
sportsman, fun, fluctuation, sportswoman, mutant, play, genetic mutation, summercater, magnetic variation, athletics, variation, variant, mutation, version, magnetic declination, chromosomal mutation, variance, edition, pas seulfun, play, sportverb
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, fun, variation, summercater, period of play, shimmer, play, sportswoman, bid, mutant, maneuver, caper, romp, athletics, gaming, merriment, frolic, mutation, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, playfulness, turn, dramasport, feature, boastverb
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
"she was sporting a new hat"
Synonyms:
have, feature, swash, gas, run around, lark, disport, cavort, frisk, vaunt, lark about, romp, gasconade, skylark, frolic, tout, bluster, blow, gambol, brag, boast, rollick, shoot a linefrolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb
play boisterously
"The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Synonyms:
boast, lark, frolic, romp, run around, amuse, lark about, divert, rollick, disport, cavort, frisk, gambol, feature, skylark
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sportnoun
Synonyms:
play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, jest, recreation, hilarity, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry-makingsportnoun
Synonyms:
mockery, derision, mock, ridicule, contemptuous mirthsportverb
Synonyms:
play, frolic, disport, wanton, skip, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merrysportverb
Synonyms:
[Colloquial.] exhibit, display, make a show of
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "sport":
sports, sporting, athletic, athlete, sportif, recreational, sportsman, gym, game, athletes, multi-sport, sportshift, multisport
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#26 | have | |
#292 | version | |
#296 | sports | |
#305 | game | |
#516 | play | |
#707 | entertainment | |
#719 | edition | |
#731 | fun | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1119 | gas | |
#1138 | bid | |
#1259 | feature | |
#1291 | sport | |
#2520 | gaming | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2587 | recreation | |
#2883 | gambling | |
#3150 | sporting | |
#3570 | drama | |
#4192 | pleasure | |
#4756 | athletic | |
#5237 | athletics | |
#5722 | variation | |
#6244 | gym | |
#6590 | recreational | |
#6675 | joke | |
#7811 | athletes | |
#9225 | variance | |
#9338 | delight | |
#10162 | athlete | |
#10860 | variant | |
#10944 | mutant | |
#11521 | mutation | |
#11912 | enjoyment | |
#12217 | amusement | |
#12252 | cheer | |
#15612 | diversion | |
#17634 | tout | |
#22045 | sportsman | |
#23203 | boast | |
#23550 | maneuver | |
#26034 | divert | |
#26730 | lark | |
#30864 | fluctuation | |
#33879 | brag | |
#34001 | shimmer | |
#36065 | pastime | |
#37190 | amuse | |
#37211 | romp | |
#40207 | caper | |
#44441 | skylark | |
#47559 | sportif | |
#53434 | manoeuvre | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#57008 | swash | |
#72806 | merriment | |
#73653 | multisport | |
#78272 | frisk | |
#79529 | gaiety | |
#79818 | playfulness | |
#83826 | swordplay | |
#88167 | bluster | |
#109264 | gasconade | |
#120029 | looseness | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#180433 | wantonness | |
#207872 | cavort | |
#220438 | sportswoman | |
#281038 | vaunt |
How to use sport in a sentence?
You search for the right chemistry with any team, in football, it’s as important as any sport that there is. If that chemistry is off, if it isn’t there, it can be extremely detrimental and lower performance to a degree that is stunning and shocking.
I think it's great for us to get more athletes that are interested in our sport — the NBA, the NFL, whatever it is to get them talking about it to bring our sport up where we need to be in urban areas, more diversity, i know I can get some free tickets to Pistons game now although I did tell him it's a little weird because of the long rival history between M.J. and Chicago with the Pistons.
I think it's great that it will happen, it's something new in the history. That's the sport. That's the format how we play in the groups and everything. It's very interesting.
This particular stage of a project is challenging as the cost is being discussed before the benefit is clearly described and understood, as well as continuing to work with the team to ensure the stadium is delivered cost-effectively, we aim to describe in a lot more detail the design for the new National Stadium, which will be a fantastic new home for sport in Japan.
Boxing has been ingrained in the Filipino mindset for decades or maybe even centuries, it has always been a sport Filipinos love and I don't think that the rise of MMA will affect it. As a general rule, people will start with boxing and hopefully, most of those who start with the sport will continue.
Translations for sport
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- sportAfrikaans
- ስፖርትAmharic
- esporteAragonese
- رِياضة, رياArabic
- idmanAzerbaijani
- спортBashkir
- спортBelarusian
- спортBulgarian
- ক্রীড়াBengali
- esport, deportCatalan, Valencian
- sport, ukazovat, předvádětCzech
- sportDanish
- Sport, Sportsmann, Sportsfrau, Spott treiben, sich vergnügen, zur Schau stellen, angeben mit, protzen mit, spielen, tragen, präsentieren, herumtollen, herumspielenGerman
- άθλημαGreek
- sportoEsperanto
- deporte, deportista, espécimen, juguete, burla, aventura, burlarse, mostrar, jugar, llevarSpanish
- sportEstonian
- kirolBasque
- ورزش, سرگرميPersian
- teerenpeli, kilpailulaji, urheilija, epämuodostuma, leikkikalu, pelimies, urheilulaji, pelaaminen, uhkapeli, [[ihailtava]] [[ihminen]], kova tyyppi, leikkiä, kisaillaFinnish
- flirt, sport, moquer, jouer, taquinerFrench
- spòrs, sùgairScottish Gaelic
- deporteGalician
- ספורטHebrew
- वर्ज़िश, खेल, खेल-कूदHindi
- espòHaitian Creole
- sportember, sportHungarian
- սպորտArmenian
- olahraga, olah ragaIndonesian
- sportInterlingue
- íþróttIcelandic
- sportItalian
- 運動, スポーツJapanese
- სპორტიGeorgian
- спортKazakh
- កីឡាKhmer
- ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳುKannada
- 스포츠Korean
- وهرزشKurdish
- спортKyrgyz
- risumLatin
- ກິລາLao
- sportasLithuanian
- sportsLatvian
- спортMacedonian
- കായികവിനോദംMalayalam
- спортMongolian
- sukanMalay
- sport, sportivMaltese
- အားကစားBurmese
- sportNorwegian
- खेलNepali
- sportDutch
- idrettNorwegian Nynorsk
- sportPolish
- esporte, desportoPortuguese
- sportRomanian
- спортRussian
- спорт, шпорт, športSerbo-Croatian
- ක්රීඩාSinhala, Sinhalese
- športSlovak
- športnik/ športnca, šport, športnikSlovene
- sportAlbanian
- sport, idrott, sporta, visa uppSwedish
- spotiSwahili
- விளையாட்டுTamil
- ఆటలుTelugu
- варзишTajik
- สปอร์ตThai
- sportTurkmen
- palakasanTagalog
- sporTurkish
- спортTatar
- спортUkrainian
- کھیل, ورزشUrdu
- sportUzbek
- thể thaoVietnamese
- spotVolapük
- 運動Chinese
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