Synonyms of sported

sported

verb

past tense of sport

1

as in played

to engage in activity for amusement

from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• recreated
• frolicked
• joked
• toyed
• rollicked
• entertained
• amused
• disported
• relaxed
• cavorted
• dallied
• romped
• dabbled
• delighted
• gamboled
• rested
• teased
• pleased
• skylarked
• frisked
• trifled
• diverted
• idled
• hung
• jested
• loafed
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• dawdled
• screwed around
• slacked (off)
• lounged (around or about)
• hung about
• messed around
• goldbricked
• bummed (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worked
• struggled
• labored
• toiled
• strove
• plodded
• strained
• slaved
• plugged (away)
• sweat
• drudged

2

as in danced

to play and run about happily

the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• danced
• hopped
• leaped
• cavorted
• romped
• skipped
• capered
• larked
• gamboled
• tumbled
• frolicked
• rollicked
• reveled
• cut capers
• frisked
• disported
• sprang
• pranced
• loped
• bounded
• tripped
• caroused
• kicked up one's heels
• curvetted
• roistered
• clowned
• cut up
• carried on
• horsed around
• fooled around
• roughhoused
• kited
• skylarked
• joyrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stewed
• pouted
• sulked
• moped

3

as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention

sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displayed
• exhibited
• flashed
• showed
• unveiled
• waved
• produced
• announced
• paraded
• exposed
• flaunted
• strutted
• brandished
• laid out
• revealed
• showed off
• proclaimed
• advertised
• flourished
• disported
• heralded
• discovered
• trumpeted
• blazed
• posted
• aired
• publicized
• bared
• sounded
• divulged
• told (of)
• broadcast
• placarded
• uncovered
• unmasked
• talked (about)
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disguised
• camouflaged
• masked
• covered
• hid
• concealed
• veiled
• obscured
• shrouded
• occluded
• curtained
• enshrouded
• occulted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sported

To start off, Middleton sported some cozy outerwear with a wool coat courtesy of the British luxury brand Jigsaw. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Knueppel also sported a new look at Media Day, having grown a small red goatee. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

The Gators have scored 44 or more points (66, 59, 44, 52) in each of their first four games of the season for the first time since Steve Spurrier sported a Gators visor in 2001. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

The actress sported a giant diamond ring on her finger in April 2026, leading to reports that the pair was engaged, though neither one has confirmed. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2026

Household furnishings like clocks and bedspreads sported his designs. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

More recently, at the 2026 Serpentine Summer Party in London, the teen sported a halter top and skirt set with a dainty shoulder bag. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

William had previously sported a similar costume during a visit to a police station in November 1987. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

While the men sported classic black tuxedos, Hargitay and her daughter smiled for cameras in near identical red gowns, an homage to the actress’ mother, ’50s movie star Jayne Mansfield. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026