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sport

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sport

1 activity engaged in to amuse oneself
  • I don't care whether I actually catch any fish, as I'm just doing this for sport.
Synonyms of sport

dalliance, frolic, frolicking, fun, play, recreation, relaxation, rollicking
Words Related to sport

gamboling (or gambolling), romping

amusement, diversion, entertainment

hobby, hobbyhorse, pastime

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
Near Antonyms of sport

drudgery, labor, work

duty, obligation, responsibility
2 an attitude or manner not to be taken seriously
  • Arm wrestling that began in sport suddenly turned serious.
Synonyms of sport

fun, game, jest, play
Words Related to sport

facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, frivolousness, frothiness, levity, light-mindedness, silliness
Near Antonyms of sport

earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, sobriety, solemnity
Antonyms of sport

earnest
3 the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
  • got in trouble for making sport of his little brother's security blanket
Synonyms of sport

derision, mockery, ridicule
Words Related to sport

contempt, disdain, scorn

belittlement, deprecation, disparagement

catcall, insult, put-down

laughter, snickering

burlesque, caricature, mimicry, satire
Near Antonyms of sport

applause, approval, commendation, praise
4 a person or thing that is made fun of
  • The old junker he drove became the sport of his group even though they all rode in it.
Synonyms of sport

butt, derision, jest, joke, laughingstock, mark, mock, mockery, target
Words Related to sport

chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim
Near Antonyms of sport

darling, favorite, pet

Synonym Discussion of sport

fun, jest, sport, game, play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose.
    • played cards just for fun
jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing.
    • hurt by remarks said only in jest
sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone.
    • teasing begun in sport led to anger
game is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun.
    • made game of their poor relations
play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief.
    • pretended to strangle his brother in play

sport

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sport

1 to engage in activity for amusement
  • From sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort.
Synonyms of sport

dally, disport, frolic, play, recreate, rollick, skylark, toy
Words Related to sport

cavort, frisk, gambol, romp

dabble, trifle

amuse, divert, entertain

delight, please

dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around)

bum (around), dawdle, idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off)

jest, joke, tease
Near Antonyms of sport

drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work
2 to play and run about happily
  • the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
Synonyms of sport

caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp
Words Related to sport

bound, hop, leap, lope, skip, spring, trip, tumble

dance, prance

carouse, revel, roister

carry on, fool around, horse around

clown, cut up

joyride, roughhouse, skylark

kite
Phrases Synonymous with sport

cut capers, kick up one's heels
Near Antonyms of sport

mope, pout, stew, sulk
3 to present so as to invite notice or attention
  • Jake sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town.
Synonyms of sport

display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show, show off, strut, unveil
Words Related to sport

brandish, flourish, wave

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

divulge, talk (about), tell (of)

bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask
Near Antonyms of sport

camouflage, disguise, mask

conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil

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