DISPORTS Synonyms: 199 Similar and Opposite Words

disports

verb

present tense third-person singular of disport

as in amuses

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 plays

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 dances

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

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as in displays

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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According to the inner circle, the mythology is something that amuses Vernon more than anything else.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
And Griffin Hanson amuses in several small roles.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of amuses

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Three plays later, Austin Simmons hit Cayden Lee, who got blasted by a Longhorn defender and fumbled to set up the game-sealing Texas TD.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Pitre plays a key role in the as the nickel cornerback, and his versatility at the position is somewhat irreplaceable in DeMeco Ryans’ scheme.

— Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of plays

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In the club, Matt dances with other girls and, with Fraser’s encouragement, Kaylee kisses a random guy in front of Matt.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
After all, The Wicker Husband dances proudly with his wife in front of everyone, satisfies her enough to break their bed, and then fixes said bed without being asked.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of dances

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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
Besides the night and daytime modes, there is also a navigation mode which displays your cardinal direction alongside degrees of your azimuth and elevation angles.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of displays

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Bazan has three children, entertains frequently, and uses the property as a second home throughout the year—a place to escape and decompress between extensive business travel.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of entertains

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The film recreates the 1985 Brussels stadium disaster, in which fan violence before the European Cup final killed 39 people.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
The first photo in the carousel recreates the film's poster, with both women wearing the blue and yellow dresses their characters are known for.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of recreates

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The average shift in the National Hockey League is well under one minute before a player hops back over the boards, but tell that to New York Islanders star defenseman Matthew Schaefer.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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The gel exhibits strong shear thinning, meaning its viscosity decreases 100 times as the shear rate increases, which is the secret sauce to making rocket and satellite fuel easier to store and deliver to engines.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
According to the team, Paul exhibits the patience and nonchalance of The Dude, an extremely chill character from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

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