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

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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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1. Jessica Corradini of Verona:

   I enjoy the fact that bread making is a slow process, which goes against the rapid lives that we live normally, making bread is slow and engaging, therefore it's a privilege. Having time and energy to dedicate to this hobby is a privilege. [ And ] it's exciting, because you never know the outcome.

2. Jessica Corradini of Verona:

   I can say that [ baking ] is saving my days and my mind, it has never been more important to have a hobby than it is now.

3. Cody Irion:

   I had never even considered software engineering before I started it as a hobby because I grew up in Southern Illinois with race horses, i knew nothing about the industry other than I liked computers and I started learning it and realized I was pretty good at it.

4. Florine Gruen Goldfarb:

   I may be 76 going on 77 but I am not an old lady. I have been active in politics for 10 years. Worked on many campaigns. In between my hobby is dancing, such as line dancing, couple dancing such as cha-cha, west and East Coast swing dances.

5. 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.