Synonyms for fun
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pleasure — amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, entertainment, giggle informal, diversion, relaxation
2. Merriment
merriment, frolic, playfulness, jollity, mirth, joviality, jocularity
4. Horseplay — playful, often noisy, activity
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
- n. 2
Playful, often noisy, activity.
Related words
- Word family
- funpost
- Phrases
- make fun of poke fun fun sponge like fun fun park hor fun fun money fun police
Choose the right word
Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- entertainment There was very little in the way of entertainment.
- pleasure Tom derives pleasure from helping disabled people.
- enjoyment Enjoyment drives my choices, not financial gain.
- amusement You have chosen me as an object of your amusement.
- frolic The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
- merriment There is no time for merriment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fun | rising | |
| entertainment | rising | |
| pleasure | rising | |
| enjoyment | steady | |
| amusement | rising | |
| frolic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- game1, play1, jest1
- 5 letters
- sport1, mirth1
- 6 letters
- giggle2, frolic2
- 7 letters
- pastime2, jollity
- 8 letters
- pleasure2
- 9 letters
- enjoyment3, amusement3, diversion3, merriment, horseplay2, joviality
- 10 letters
- relaxation4, jocularity
- 11 letters
- playfulness3
- 13 letters
- entertainment4
- 14 letters
- boisterousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (giggle2 = 2 syllables).