Thesaurus
entertain
Synonyms and Antonyms of entertain
- Entertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner.
absorb, busy, distract, engage, engross, immerse, interest, involve, occupy
beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), fascinate
grip, hypnotize, intrigue, mesmerize
coddle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, please, pleasure, spoil
appease, comfort, conciliate, console, content, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate, soothe
- Have you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong?
beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at
- I don't entertain the hope of ever getting a plum job like that.
hang on to, hold on to
Synonym Discussion of entertain
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- amuse yourselves while I make dinner
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- a light comedy to divert the tired businessman
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- a magician entertaining children at a party
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