Synonyms of hobbies

hobbies

noun

plural of hobby

as in pursuits

an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure

his ranch is just a weekend hobby—he makes his real money as an investment banker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuits
• sports
• avocations
• amusements
• pastimes
• recreations
• entertainments
• hobbyhorses
• relaxations
• diversions
• distractions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hobbies

Analog Summer replaces doomscrolling with books, film cameras and offline hobbies. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Analog Summer replaces doomscrolling with books, film cameras and offline hobbies such as writing letters. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

The key themes now are romance, dating, children or fertility, expression or hobbies—so one of these could be taking steps forward, but also sending you mixed messages about where. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

The Moon enters Capricorn and your playful 5th house, inviting you toward hobbies, romance, creativity, and pleasure. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

The White House had listed his hobbies as playing on the lawn and going on walks. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

One of my hobbies is to read first-party, contemporaneous accounts of previous technological revolutions. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Now a teenager, Laila has grown into her own person, developing a range of hobbies from theater to car racing. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026

But Bernie has never had a go, which is why his eye wanders to an advert in the local newspaper (one of Bernie’s hobbies, apart from keeping his toenail clippings in a jar, is cutting out obituaries). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026