Synonyms of sports

sports 1 of 2

noun

plural of sport

1

as in ridicules

the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something

taught their children that it was not polite to make sport of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridicules
• disdains
• contempts
• laughters
• insults
• satires
• scorns
• mockeries
• derisions
• burlesques
• disparagements
• caricatures
• catcalls
• pasquinades
• belittlements
• mimicries
• deprecations
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approvals
• praises
• commendations
• applauses

2

as in jokes

a person or thing that is made fun of

had become the long-suffering sport of the village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• targets
• victims
• fools
• butts
• jests
• laughingstocks
• pigeons
• mocks
• monkeys
• suckers
• mockeries
• marks
• gulls
• derisions
• chumps
• fall guys
• saps
• dupes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pets
• favorites
• darlings

sports

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sport

1

as in plays

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

• plays
• toys
• frolics
• jokes
• recreates
• entertains
• disports
• rollicks
• amuses
• delights
• relaxes
• romps
• cavorts
• dabbles
• gambols
• dallies
• skylarks
• trifles
• pleases
• rests
• teases
• hangs
• frisks
• slacks (off)
• fiddles (around)
• diverts
• goldbricks
• loafs
• hangs about
• jests
• bums (around)
• putters (around)
• screws around
• messes around
• lounges (around or about)
• idles
• dawdles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• struggles
• sweats
• strives
• labors
• toils
• plugs (away)
• strains
• plods
• drudges

2

as in dances

to play and run about happily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dances
• hops
• romps
• cavorts
• leaps
• gambols
• capers
• cuts capers
• frolics
• skips
• larks
• tumbles
• disports
• revels
• trips
• rollicks
• frisks
• springs
• curvets
• bounds
• kicks up one's heels
• horses around
• lopes
• carouses
• prances
• clowns
• kites
• cuts up
• roughhouses
• roisters
• fools around
• carries on
• joyrides
• skylarks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stews
• pouts
• sulks
• mopes

3

as in displays

to present so as to invite notice or attention

sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displays
• exhibits
• shows
• flashes
• waves
• parades
• unveils
• exposes
• produces
• announces
• shows off
• flaunts
• struts
• lays out
• broadcasts
• disports
• advertises
• flourishes
• reveals
• airs
• proclaims
• posts
• brandishes
• publicizes
• heralds
• sounds
• tells (of)
• discovers
• trumpets
• divulges
• blazes
• talks (about)
• uncovers
• placards
• bares
• unmasks
• uncloaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masks
• disguises
• covers
• curtains
• camouflages
• conceals
• hides
• obscures
• occludes
• shrouds
• veils
• occults
• enshrouds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sports

Noun

In addition to their share in Walmart, the family has continued to amass their fortune through the acquisition of sports teams. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old gaming engineer for The New York Times, was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin, east of San Francisco. — Terry Chea, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

The Tkachuk bothers have united in Florida, which could give the league a marketing opportunity that breaks through to more casual sports fans who don’t follow the NHL on a regular basis. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The Iberseries conversation also took in sports content with Portuguese pubcaster RTP on stage to talk about partnering with YouTube on its UEFA Nations League and Women’s Champions League coverage. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Cannon posted a photo of herself and Weezy and appeared alongside the rapper and sports pundit Skip Bayless in a photo posted by Bayless in late June. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Sophie Cunningham understands something that very few others in the sports world seem to. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Other analyses suggest about 40 percent of amateur athletes playing contact sports show brain changes that are characteristic of CTE, too. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

During a public comment session at a school board meeting last year, Thomson spoke in support of a potential resolution introduced by Moore to ban transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

In the music video, shot on a friend’s farm in Canada, Jaggseer sports a cowboy hat and denim while Singh wears a black chest pack. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

The handsome wooden bench is crafted from solid poplar, features antique bronze hardware, and sports the soft and airy Seadrift finish, ideal for coastal, modern farmhouse, and contemporary dining rooms alike. — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

The old tavern sign, which used to feature a portrait of King George III, now sports the image of another George—George Washington. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Hathaway has had a close relationship with Bulgari for the last few years and often sports its jewelry at major red carpet events. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

In photos obtained by People, Hayek sports a retro-inspired, clavicle-length style complete with finger waves. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026

In a new campaign, Travis Kelce sports the latest in Tommy Hilfiger fall fashion. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

One of the best-performing stocks of the AI bull market also sports the third-lowest multiple in the S & P 500, with only Charter Communications, a struggling cable and broadband company, and General Motors, a cyclical automaker, cheaper. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

On a recent afternoon, the lanky, mustachioed Zucker, wearing a T-shirt, ballcap and small hoop earrings, bears little resemblance to his comic alter ego who sports a tattered suit with gag props stuffed in every pocket. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026