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Synonyms & Antonyms of fun
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
- theme parks with their rides, shows, and games are great fun for the whole family
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2
an attitude or manner not to be taken seriously
- when I said that playing the piano like that could get you arrested, I only said it in fun
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3
activity engaged in to amuse oneself
- came outside to where we were playing touch football and joined the fun
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- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- romping
- devilment,
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- hanky-panky,
- hob,
- impishness,
- jinks,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- rascality,
- roguishness,
- waggery
- buffoonery,
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- tomfoolery
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4
a state of noisy, confused activity
- the fun really began when the deer broke out of its pen and started wandering down the street
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- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- disturbance,
- do
- [chiefly dialect],
- foofaraw,
- furor,
- furore,
- fuss,
- helter-skelter,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hoopla,
- hubble-bubble,
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly,
- hurly-burly,
- hurricane,
- hurry,
- hurry-scurry
- (or hurry-skurry),
- kerfuffle
- [chiefly British],
- moil,
- pandemonium,
- pother,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- splore
- [Scottish],
- squall,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
fun
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of fun (Entry 2 of 3)
providing amusement or enjoyment
- there were so many fun things to do at summer camp that the kids really hated to leave
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fun
verbSynonyms of fun (Entry 3 of 3)
to make jokes
- just a couple of old friends funning with each other
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The first known use of fun was in 1726
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