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.

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, and disport oneself are all synonyms for play.

2. take part in

Be involved in, compete in, engage in, join in, participate in, take part in, and do are all another word for play.

3. compete against

Challenge, compete against, contend against, oppose, take on, vie with, and rival are all synonyms for play.

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, and personate are all another word for play.

5. move lightly

Dance, dart, flit, lick, move lightly, ripple, and touch are all synonyms for play.

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, and sport are all another word for play.

7. drama

Comedy, drama, farce, performance, production, radio play, screenplay, sketch, spectacle, stage play, stage show, teleplay, television play, theatrical piece, theatrical work, tragedy, and show are all synonyms for play.

8. movement

Elbow room, free motion, freedom of movement, give, latitude, movement, room to manoeuvre, room to operate, scope, slack, space, and margin are all another word for play.

9. scope

Free rein, freedom, indulgence, latitude, liberty, licence, range, scope, and release are all synonyms for play.

Play synonym statistics

Play synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 2 synonyms with 3, and 15 letters and 6 synonyms with 4 letters. 15 synonyms with 5 letters and 11 synonyms with 6, 7, and 10 letters.

8 synonyms with 8 letters and 18 synonyms with 9 letters. 9 synonyms with 11, and 13 letters and 4 synonyms with 12, and 14 letters. 1 synonym with 16, and 17 letters. For a total of 112 another word 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.

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    • Opposites: unlikely, improbable
    • Part of speech: adjective
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    • Synonyms: Substitute, alternative
    • Opposites: original, substitution
    • Part of speech: noun
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    • Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied
    • Opposites: dissatisfied, humble
    • Part of speech: adjective
  5. Place
    • Synonyms: put down, put
    • Opposites: displace, remove
    • Part of speech: verb
  6. Complaint
    • Synonyms: protest, protestation
    • Opposites: praise, commendation
    • Part of speech: noun
  7. Plan
    • Synonyms: organize, arrange
    • Opposites: disorganization, chaos
    • Part of speech: verb
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    • Synonyms: preparation(s), organization
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    • Part of speech: noun
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    • Synonyms: describe, give an explanation of
    • Opposites: confuse, obscure
    • Part of speech: verb
  10. Explained
    • Synonyms: Clarified, described
    • Opposites: confused, "obscured
    • Part of speech: adjective
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    • Synonyms: policy, programme
    • Opposites: ground, subsurface
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    • Synonyms: clarification, simplification
    • Opposites: clarification, confusion
    • Part of speech: noun