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past tense of play
Synonyms & Antonyms of played
1
to engage in activity for amusement
- told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work
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- bummed (around),
- dawdled,
- goldbricked,
- hung
- (also hanged),
- hung about
- [British],
- idled,
- loafed,
- lounged (around or about),
- relaxed,
- rested,
- screwed around,
- slacked (off)
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2
to present a portrayal or performance of
- played Hamlet in the campus production of the classic
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3
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
- stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank
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4
to spend time in aimless activity
- just played around while we waited for the bus to arrive
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5
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
- this is how we're going to play the situation
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- controlled,
- micromanaged,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- regulated
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6
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
- figuring that she had little to lose, she played her last few bucks on the state lottery
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- endangered,
- imperiled
- (or imperilled),
- jeopardized
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