tourney

1 of 2

noun

tour·​ney ˈtu̇r-nē  ˈtər- 

also ˈtȯr-

plural tourneys

: tournament

tourney

2 of 2

verb

tourneyed; tourneying

intransitive verb

: to perform in a tournament

Synonyms of tourney

Noun

• tournament
• game
• event
• competition

Examples of tourney in a Sentence

Noun

progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Despite his near-perfect freshman campaign, Cameron Boozer had a sloppy tourney debut — 4-of-11 from the field, five unsightly turnovers. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026

As the 2026 tourney gets underway, the networks in the TNT Sports portfolio now reach a little under 60 million homes, and with an annual defection rate that’s been holding steady at 8%, CBS’ cable partners will likely land on the wrong side of 50 million subs by the end of 2027. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Verb

The Big 12 regular season and tourney champs cruised past 16-seed SIU Edwardsville in the first round, but got a difficult test against 8-seed Gonzaga last Saturday. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City. —Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tourney

• burnie
• gurney
• journey
• attorney
• mcburney

Kids Definition

tourney

noun

tour·​ney

ˈtu̇(ə)r-nē

also ˈtər-

or ˈtȯr-

plural tourneys

: tournament