Synonyms for game
- noun
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Play — A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime
play, fun, sport, gamble, pastime, re-creation, amusement, diversion, entertainment, prank, merry-making, spree, frolic, festivity, lark, merriment, gambol, gaiety dated
2. Strategy — A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal
Other
match, contest, line, plot, hunting, chase, quarry, war game, enterprise, prey, biz slang, rizz slang
Adjective
1. Courageous — willing and able to participate
courageous, brave, sporting, heroic, favorable US, favourable UK, willing, plucky informal, nervy, daring, valiant, fearless, gallant, intrepid, valorous, resolute, undaunted, disposed, dauntless, unflinching, unreluctant rare, irreluctant dated
3. Gamey
gamey, spirited, gritty, spunky, mettlesome rare
Verb
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
Being a child is all fun and games.
- n. 2
A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What's your game?
- adj. 1
Willing and able to participate.
- v. 1
To gamble.
Related words
- Word family
- gamebook gamecock game-end game-filled gamely gameography gameplayer gamesman
- Phrases
- confidence game con game exhibition game game room on the game city-building game fair game game master
- Is a kind of
- activity
Example sentences
- fun I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
- sport I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
- gamble Monaco is a place where the rich come to gamble.
- pastime Horseback riding is a popular pastime around here.
- strategy This is essential to Algeria's economic strategy.
By length
- 3 letters
- fun1, biz1
- 4 letters
- back1, play1, line1, plan1, plot1, prey1, lame1, halt1, punt1, gage1, lark1, rizz
- 5 letters
- match1, sport1, chase1, brave1, stake1, prank1, spree1, nervy2, gamey, gimpy
- 6 letters
- scheme1, gamble2, heroic3, daring2, quarry2, gritty2, racket2, frolic2, gaiety, plucky2, spunky2, gambol
- 7 letters
- willing2, contest2, hunting2, valiant2, gallant2, pastime2, halting2, racquet2, finagle3
- 8 letters
- strategy3, sporting2, fearless2, disposed2, crippled2, spirited3, resolute3, intrepid3, valorous
- 9 letters
- favorable4, amusement3, diversion3, undaunted3, dauntless, festivity4, merriment, stratagem3
- 10 letters
- enterprise3, courageous3, favourable, mettlesome
- 11 letters
- unflinching3, unreluctant, irreluctant
- 13 letters
- entertainment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nervy2 = 2 syllables).