Synonyms for hobby

Most common

pursuit · avocation · side-line · by-line

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

work, business

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

   I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.

Related words

Word family

hobbyist

Phrases

hobby horse hobby bobby hobby desk hobby farm hobby knife hobby table

Is a kind of

activity leisure

Forms

Plural

hobbies → pursuits, avocations, side-lines, by-lines…

Example sentences

• pursuit The pursuit of money can sometimes lead to stress.
• avocation Learning languages is my avocation. I don't get paid for it.
• fancy Fancy forgetting my glasses, it's so embarrassing.
• amusement You have chosen me as an object of your amusement.
• diversion A diversion is in effect around roadworks in the city centre.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

fancy²

7 letters

pursuit², pastime²

9 letters

amusement³, diversion³, avocation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

passe-temps

Italiano

passatempo

Deutsch

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