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sport
Synonyms and Antonyms of sport
- I don't care whether I actually catch any fish, as I'm just doing this for sport.
gamboling (or gambolling), romping
amusement, diversion, entertainment
friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness, wantonness
knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguishness, waggery
binge, fling, kick, lark, revel, rollick, spree
hilarity, merriment, merrymaking, revelry, whoopee
buffoonery, high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, tomfoolery
- Arm wrestling that began in sport suddenly turned serious.
- got in trouble for making sport of his little brother's security blanket
- The old junker he drove became the sport of his group even though they all rode in it.
Synonym Discussion of sport
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- played cards just for fun
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- hurt by remarks said only in jest
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- teasing begun in sport led to anger
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- made game of their poor relations
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- pretended to strangle his brother in play
sport
Synonyms and Antonyms of sport
- From sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort.
- the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
cut capers, kick up one's heels
- Jake sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town.
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