DISPORTED Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

disported

verb

past tense of disport

as in amused

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

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as in played

to engage in activity for amusement a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

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as in danced

to play and run about happily the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

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as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

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He was baffled and amused, for instance, by the fact that someone on set would offer to hold an umbrella for him in the rain.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Iowa’s roughly 900,000 cyclists, many of whom have participated in an annual cycling tour that’s made the state synonymous with biking, weren’t amused.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026

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Federal district judges, even at the risk of physical threats, played a key role by throttling unconstitutional White House efforts to seize state voting records, curtail mail-in voting and manipulate the count in Alaska.

— James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
That is underscored by the fact that Democrats also certainly played a role in getting the word out about Amendment 3.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of played

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As the Seminole band played the alma mater song, Calhoun jumped up on the band director podium and danced to the music of the Pride of the Tribe band with Hampton.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
In Chmerkovskiy’s absence last week, Dewan danced with fellow pro Alan Bersten instead.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

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Stokes displayed much of what NBA teams want to see from the freshman this season — improved decision-making, reliable shooting and consistent energy on both sides.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Sister Cities trips are paid for out of the city manager’s budget, Giordano said, not the travel budgets for each council member — and the city is changing how the spending is displayed in budget records going forward to reflect that.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of displayed

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For families The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, has plenty of ways to keep children entertained during their stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The city entertained at least four proposals from various companies to conduct the study and found that GZA Environmental's proposal was both the most comprehensive and the cheapest.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of entertained

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Physicists have now recreated this situation in the laboratory, building a three-component quantum system that displays competing magnetic correlations.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
The Draken’s maiden voyage took place in 2012, and a crew of 100 rowers successfully recreated the Vikings’ transatlantic crossing from Norway to Newfoundland only four years later.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026

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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

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