Synonyms of pastime

pastime

noun

as in hobby

an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time

Her favorite pastime is gardening.

Baseball has been a national pastime for years.

Related Words

• hobby
• sport
• amusement
• hobbyhorse
• recreation
• entertainment
• dalliance
• relaxation
• rollicking
• enjoyment
• fun
• frolic
• diversion
• romping
• pleasure
• frolicking
• fun and games
• play
• delight
• lark
• playfulness
• gamboling
• pleasance
• rascality
• wantonness
• revelry
• devilment
• revel
• merrymaking
• mischief
• merriment
• spree
• hob
• sportiveness
• jinks
• devilry
• knavery
• friskiness
• horseplay
• mischievousness
• hilarity
• binge
• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• roguishness
• fling
• hanky-panky
• high jinks
• rollick
• impishness
• waggery
• kick
• whoopee

Dissimilar Words

• work
• labor
• drudgery
• duty
• obligation
• responsibility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pastime

Tim Page began making his own silent 8mm films in 1966, a pastime that was captured in the short film A Day With Timmy Page (1967). — The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2026

In the mid-20th century, horse racing drew more spectators than even the national pastime of baseball. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

The film, which debuts on Apple TV on July 24, serves as a sweet ode to this burgeoning pastime, while still poking fun at its foibles. — Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026

The work to bring more Black and brown kids to America’s pastime is ongoing. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026