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

Yet the recent swirl of negative discourse around influencer culture has felt different, in part because hating influencers is no longer just a snarky internet pastime. — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Soon, the days would cool, and the boys would start another seasonal pastime. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

The concept recognizes that fantasy football has become more than a digital pastime. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World). — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026