Synonyms of games

games

noun

plural of game

1

as in tournaments

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize

decided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tournaments
• competitions
• events
• sports
• matches
• contests
• championships
• tourneys
• matchups
• bouts
• sweepstakes
• meets
• athletics
• battles
• races
• skirmishes
• semifinals
• scrimmages
• outings
• nationals
• finals
• struggles
• derbies
• marathons
• tussles
• runs
• conflicts
• heats
• rounds
• triathlons
• tugs-of-war
• rallies
• play-offs
• field days
• gymkhanas
• volleys
• rubbers
• classics
• decathlons
• biathlons
• pentathlons
• nightcaps
• seesaws
• sudden deaths
• sets
• heptathlons
• runoffs
• round-robins
• ultramarathons
• dead heats
• photo finishes

2

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

the crook told his accomplice, "Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• strategies
• programs
• blueprints
• projects
• schemes
• systems
• designs
• arrangements
• proposals
• recipes
• game plans
• ways
• master plans
• road maps
• ideas
• devices
• ground plans
• procedures
• techniques
• plots
• tactics
• purposes
• maps
• maneuvers
• conspiracies
• policies
• intentions
• means
• specifications
• intents
• gambits
• tricks
• protocols
• contrivances
• stratagems
• platforms
• subterfuges
• collusions
• conceptions
• formulas
• setups
• aims
• patterns
• layouts
• ruses
• diagrams
• counterstrategies
• counterplans
• specifics
• projets

3

as in professions

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

stand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professions
• vocations
• occupations
• lines
• works
• employments
• trades
• callings
• jobs
• missions
• tasks
• assignments
• places
• arts
• lays
• businesses
• crafts
• positions
• gigs
• enterprises
• situations
• livelihoods
• rackets
• calls
• engagements
• functions
• loads
• fields
• duties
• lifeworks
• offices
• handicrafts
• appointments
• posts
• livings
• berths
• workloads
• handcrafts
• billets
• métiers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

4

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

the education game simply was no longer of interest to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• realms
• domains
• departments
• walks
• fields
• spheres
• kingdoms
• elements
• terrains
• provinces
• specialties
• circles
• arenas
• territories
• disciplines
• studies
• businesses
• fronts
• precincts
• subjects
• confines
• lines
• pursuits
• fiefs
• professions
• fiefdoms
• firmaments
• baronies
• bailiwicks
• frontiers
• occupations
• demesnes
• vocations
• dimensions
• rackets
• scopes
• widths
• reaches
• turfs
• amplitudes
• sweeps
• compasses
• subfields
• extents
• breadths
• subspecialties
• ambits
• kens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of games

Monday’s victory for the Braves was just their second in the last 11 games against the Padres and the first of this season after being swept in San Diego in June. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Thanks to a down year filled with injuries, Peter appeared in 38 NBA games and logged nearly 500 minutes as a rookie. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

In Fuping, now in its second year, soccer fans are hopeful that these kinds of games could be help build a new generation of players to power a national team. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Tactically, many nations had to manage their way through games. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games. — CBS News, 14 July 2026

One major joy in this episode is the creative ways players come up with to throw their games to reach Room 8. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Phrases Containing games

• fun and games