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Synonyms for disport

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

sport make merry frolic gambol enjoy flaunt

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Frolic

frolic, sport, play, gambol, make merry, frisk, wanton, romp, cavort, rollick, lark about, lark, skylark, caper

2. Divert

divert, cheer, entertain, amuse

Other

enjoy, flaunt, re-create

Noun

run-around, diversion

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.

Forms

Plural
disports → run-arounds, diversions…
Past participle
disported
e.g. disported → frolicked, sported, played, gamboled…

Example sentences

  • sport I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
  • frolic The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
  • enjoy It won't be long before we can enjoy space travel.
  • flaunt Lawrence didn't flaunt his wealth.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disportsteady
sportrising
frolicrising
gambolsteady
enjoyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
play1, lark1, romp1
5 letters
enjoy2, sport1, cheer1, amuse2, frisk1, caper2
6 letters
divert2, wanton2, flaunt1, frolic2, gambol, cavort2
7 letters
skylark2, rollick
9 letters
entertain3, diversion3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enjoy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
s'amuser