Play synonyms

Indulgence, amuse oneself, be involved in, challenge, act the part of, dance, a good time, comedy, elbow room, free rein, and freedom are all synonyms for play. Work and rest are antonyms of play. And here are 122 another word for play.

122 Another word for play

1. amuse oneself

  • Amuse oneself
  • Be at leisure
  • Caper
  • Cavort
  • Divert oneself
  • Enjoy oneself
  • Entertain oneself
  • Frisk
  • Frolic
  • Gambol
  • Have a good time
  • Have fun
  • Lark (about)
  • Lark (around)
  • Mess about
  • Mess around
  • Occupy oneself
  • Play games
  • Relax
  • Rest
  • Romp
  • Sport
  • Disport oneself

2. take part in

  • Be involved in
  • Compete in
  • Engage in
  • Join in
  • Participate in
  • Take part in
  • Do

3. compete against

  • Challenge
  • Compete against
  • Contend against
  • Oppose
  • Take on
  • Vie with
  • Rival

4. act the part of

  • Act the part of
  • Act
  • Appear as
  • Depict
  • Enact
  • Execute
  • Impersonate
  • Interpret
  • Perform
  • Play the part of
  • Portray
  • Pretend to be
  • Render
  • Represent
  • Take the role of
  • Personate

5. move lightly

  • Dance
  • Dart
  • Flit
  • Lick
  • Move lightly
  • Ripple
  • Touch

6. amusement

  • A good time
  • Amusement
  • Distraction
  • Diversion
  • Enjoyment
  • Entertainment
  • Fun and games
  • Fun
  • Games
  • Horseplay
  • Jollification
  • Junketing
  • Larks
  • Leisure
  • Living it up
  • Merrymaking
  • Playfulness
  • Pleasure
  • Recreation
  • Relaxation
  • Revelry
  • Skylarking
  • Sport

7. drama

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Farce
  • Performance
  • Production
  • Radio play
  • Screenplay
  • Sketch
  • Spectacle
  • Stage play
  • Stage show
  • Teleplay
  • Television play
  • Theatrical piece
  • Theatrical work
  • Tragedy
  • Show

8. movement

  • Elbow room
  • Free motion
  • Freedom of movement
  • Give
  • Latitude
  • Movement
  • Room to manoeuvre
  • Room to operate
  • Scope
  • Slack
  • Space
  • Margin

9. scope

  • Free rein
  • Freedom
  • Indulgence
  • Latitude
  • Liberty
  • Licence
  • Range
  • Scope
  • Release

Play synonyms statistics

The verb "play" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 1 letters, 21 synonyms with 2 letters, 10 synonyms with 3 letters, 39 synonyms with 4 letters, 26 synonyms with 5 letters, 17 synonyms with 6 letters, 24 synonyms with 7 letters, 7 synonyms with 8 letters, 11 synonyms with 9 letters, 9 synonyms with 10 letters, 6 synonyms with 11 letters, and 2 synonyms with 13 letters, for a total of 174 synonyms for play.

Play sentences

The kids love to play outside.

He will play the guitar tonight.

They watched a Shakespearean play together.

She likes to play board games.


Similar to play

Word Opposites Synonyms
Replacement Original, substitution Substitute, alternative
Plant Animal, inanimate Herb, flower
Complacent Dissatisfied, humble Smug, self-satisfied
Place Displace, remove Put down, put
Complaint Praise, commendation Protest, protestation
Plan Disorganization, chaos Organize, arrange
Planning Improvising, spontaneity Preparation(s), organization
Explain Confuse, obscure Describe, give an explanation of
Explained Confused, "obscured Clarified, described
Platform Ground, subsurface Policy, programme
Explanation Clarification, confusion Clarification, simplification