What is another word for game?
1191 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈe͡ɪm], [ ɡˈeɪm], [ ɡ_ˈeɪ_m]
The English lexicon is packed with synonyms for the word "game," which refers to any sort of playful activity or competitive event. Some of the most common alternatives include "contest," "match," "play," "sport," and "competition." Other more unusual options include "challenge," "pursuit," "pastime," "diversion," and "recreation." Each of these synonyms carries slightly different connotations depending on the context in which it is used. For example, "contest" may suggest a more serious, high-stakes setting, while "pastime" implies a more casual or lighthearted activity. By expanding one's vocabulary to include a variety of synonyms for "game," one can express a wide range of nuances and shades of meaning.
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Similar words for game:
- adventurous (adjective)
- brave (adjective)
- courageous (adjective)
- disabled (adjective)
- feisty (adjective)
- gutsy (adjective)
- manageable (adjective)
- sporting (adjective)
- sportive (adjective)
- willing (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- brave, willing (adjective)
- crippled (adjective)
- daring (adjective)
- dauntless (adjective)
- disposed (adjective)
- fearless (adjective)
- intrepid (adjective)
- lame (adjective)
- ready (adjective)
- spirited (adjective)
- sporting/sportive (adjective)
- spunky (adjective)
- tractable (adjective)
- unafraid (adjective)
- valiant (adjective)
- action (noun)
- activity (noun)
- amusement, entertainment (noun)
- amusement, play (noun)
- amusement, pleasure (noun)
- amusement, revel (noun)
- anagram (noun)
- athletic contest (noun)
- attraction, curiosity (noun)
- bet on (noun)
- bird (noun)
- biz (noun)
- business (noun)
- collusion in plan (noun)
- competition (noun)
- conspiracy (noun)
- contest (noun)
- contrived object; scheme (noun)
- cunning (noun)
- deal (noun)
- deceit (noun)
- deed (noun)
- delight, happiness (noun)
- device (noun)
- diagram (noun)
- distinctive feature; concentration (noun)
- distraction (noun)
- distribution of playing cards (noun)
- diversion (noun)
- drawing, sketch of form or plan (noun)
- duty, function (noun)
- employment (noun)
- endeavor, attempt (noun)
- enterprise (noun)
- entertainment (noun)
- entertainment article (noun)
- fowl (noun)
- frivolity (noun)
- frolic (noun)
- fun (noun)
- gage (noun)
- game (noun)
- ha-ha (noun)
- hobby (noun)
- hunt (noun)
- individual sporting event (noun)
- interest (noun)
- intrigue (noun)
- jest (noun)
- joke (noun)
- laughingstock (noun)
- life's work (noun)
- line of work requiring academic or practical preparation (noun)
- livelihood (noun)
- maneuver (noun)
- move, tactic (noun)
- occupation (noun)
- plan of action (noun)
- plan, scheme (noun)
- play (noun)
- pleasurable pastime (noun)
- pleasure (noun)
- plot (noun)
- plot, trick (noun)
- prey (noun)
- profession, work (noun)
- quarry (noun)
- racket (noun)
- recreation (noun)
- role (noun)
- scrimmage (noun)
- silliness, childishness (noun)
- specialty (noun)
- spoof (noun)
- sport (noun)
- sports contest (noun)
- stratagem (noun)
- strategem (noun)
- strategy (noun)
- target (noun)
- target of attack (noun)
- trade (noun)
- trick (noun)
- trick, mockery (noun)
- trinket (noun)
- undertaking (noun)
- undomesticated animals chased for food (noun)
- vocation (noun)
- wile (noun)
- wrinkle (noun)
- bet (verb)
- gamble (verb)
- lay (verb)
- saw (verb)
- stake (verb)
- wager (verb)
Synonyms for Game:
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adj.
• adventurous • brave- Undauntable ,
- Unfearful ,
- chin-up ,
- gritty ,
- herolike ,
- plucky ,
- undismayed ,
- Unblenching ,
- nervy ,
- reckless ,
- stalwart ,
- stouter .
- game ,
- gamey ,
- gamy ,
- mettlesome .
- desirous ,
- dogged ,
- eager ,
- fearless ,
- inclined ,
- interested ,
- persevering ,
- persistent ,
- prepared ,
- resolute ,
- unflinching ,
- up for .
- de formed ,
- de-formed ,
- gimp ,
- gimper ,
- gimpest ,
- haltest ,
- in capacitated ,
- in-capacitated ,
- mangled ,
- more enfeebled ,
- more hamstrung ,
- more hog tied ,
- more hog-tied ,
- more hogtied ,
- more housebound ,
- more mangled ,
- more marred ,
- more sidelined ,
- most enfeebled ,
- most hamstrung ,
- most hog tied ,
- most hog-tied ,
- most hogtied ,
- most housebound ,
- most mangled ,
- most marred ,
- most sidelined ,
- out commission .
- in vincible ,
- in-vincible ,
- more aweless ,
- more unfearing ,
- most aweless ,
- most unfearing ,
- un conquerable ,
- un fearing ,
- un flinching ,
- un-conquerable ,
- un-fearing ,
- un-flinching .
- gimpier ,
- gimpiest ,
- gimpy ,
- lame ,
- lamest ,
- more bruised ,
- more hobbling ,
- more limping ,
- most bruised ,
- most hobbling ,
- most limping ,
- pained .
- Rocking ,
- full life ,
- full of life ,
- more gingery ,
- more hyper ,
- more rocking ,
- most gingery ,
- most rocking ,
- zappier ,
- zappiest ,
- zestier ,
- zestiest ,
- zingier ,
- zingiest .
- Gamesome ,
- devil may care ,
- full fun ,
- more antic ,
- more coltish ,
- more gamesome ,
- more larkish ,
- more sportspersonlike ,
- most antic ,
- most coltish ,
- most gamesome ,
- most larkish ,
- most sporting ,
- most sportive ,
- most sportspersonlike .
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- delighted ,
- obliging ,
- pleased/only too pleased to do something ,
- prepared to do something ,
- yielding .
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- bye ,
- card ,
- challenge ,
- championship ,
- clash ,
- close season ,
- crown ,
- cup ,
- the Commonwealth Games .
- Movements ,
- ballgame ,
- big idea ,
- enterprise ,
- enterprises ,
- flurry ,
- haste ,
- hopper ,
- hoppers ,
- in the works ,
- in work ,
- industry ,
- motion ,
- spirit ,
- stir .
- jobs .
- play .
- fun .
- biz .
- buying and selling ,
- capital and labor ,
- commercialism ,
- functions ,
- industrialism ,
- production and distribution ,
- pursuits ,
- trading ,
- what one is into .
- athletic event ,
- athletic events ,
- concours ,
- do or die ,
- dog eat dog ,
- go for it ,
- go for the gold ,
- horse race ,
- match ,
- matchup ,
- matchups ,
- one on one ,
- pairing off ,
- quiz ,
- rivalry ,
- strife ,
- tug-of-war .
- wile .
- Opportunities ,
- cut and shuffle ,
- cut and shuffles ,
- cut shuffle ,
- cut shuffles ,
- fresh start ,
- fresh starts .
- By-play ,
- by play ,
- by plays ,
- by-plays ,
- byplay ,
- byplays ,
- do's ,
- dos ,
- follow throughs ,
- happenin ,
- happenin' ,
- winnings .
- Cunningness ,
- clever move ,
- clever moves ,
- cunningnesses ,
- de sign ,
- de signs ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signs ,
- evasion ,
- feint .
- Re-presentation ,
- floor plan ,
- game plan ,
- ground plan ,
- ground plans ,
- out line ,
- out lines ,
- out-line ,
- out-lines ,
- re presentation ,
- re presentations ,
- re-presentations .
- Divertissement ,
- be wilderment ,
- be wilderments ,
- be-wilderment ,
- be-wilderments ,
- beguilement ,
- beguilements ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- divertissements ,
- pre occupation ,
- pre occupations ,
- pre-occupation ,
- pre-occupations .
- deal .
- de light ,
- de lights ,
- de-light ,
- de-lights ,
- field day ,
- field days ,
- fun and games ,
- fun and gameses ,
- fun games ,
- fun gameses ,
- merry go round ,
- merry go rounds ,
- merry-go-round ,
- merry-go-rounds ,
- re laxation ,
- re laxations ,
- re-laxation ,
- re-laxations ,
- relaxation ,
- whoopee ,
- whoopees .
- role .
- carryings ,
- commissionings ,
- contractings ,
- engagement activity application ,
- engagement in activity application ,
- exercisings ,
- occupyings ,
- recruitment ,
- recruitments ,
- servicing ,
- servicings ,
- signing on ,
- signing ons .
- adventure ,
- amusement ,
- athletics ,
- business ,
- distraction ,
- diversion ,
- festivity ,
- jest ,
- lark ,
- line ,
- merriment ,
- merrymaking ,
- occupation ,
- pastime ,
- plan ,
- proceeding ,
- pursuit ,
- recreation ,
- romp ,
- scheme ,
- sport .
- toy .
- Fribble ,
- Puerilities ,
- coquettings ,
- dallyings ,
- flummeries ,
- flummery ,
- fribbles ,
- frivolousness ,
- frivolousnesses ,
- non sense ,
- non senses ,
- non-sense ,
- non-senses ,
- nonsense ,
- puerility ,
- shallowness ,
- shallownesses ,
- superficialities ,
- superficiality ,
- toyings ,
- trifling ,
- triflings ,
- whimsicalities ,
- whimsicality .
- Buffooneries ,
- Fooleries ,
- buffoonery ,
- clownings ,
- foolery ,
- jokings ,
- junketing ,
- junketings ,
- living it up ,
- living it ups ,
- living up ,
- living ups ,
- rompings .
- gage .
- Chinese Checkers ,
- Skat ,
- baccarat ,
- back ,
- backgammon ,
- billiards ,
- blackjack ,
- blind man's bluff ,
- bridge ,
- canasta ,
- checkers ,
- chess ,
- contract bridge ,
- cribbage ,
- dominoes ,
- draughts ,
- draw poker ,
- euchre ,
- faro ,
- gin ,
- gin rummy ,
- halt ,
- halting ,
- hearts ,
- hopscotch ,
- horseshoes ,
- keno ,
- mah-jongg ,
- marbles ,
- old maid ,
- parcheesi ,
- patience ,
- penny ante ,
- pinochle ,
- poker ,
- punt ,
- quoits ,
- rum ,
- rummy ,
- seven-up ,
- shuffleboard ,
- snooker ,
- solitaire ,
- straight poker ,
- stud poker ,
- tiddlywinks ,
- unfit ,
- whist .
- favorite occupation ,
- favorite occupations ,
- labor love ,
- leisure pursuit ,
- leisure pursuits ,
- obsession ,
- pet topic ,
- pet topics ,
- schtick ,
- schticks ,
- sideline .
- Re-search ,
- coursings ,
- exploration ,
- field sport ,
- field sports ,
- friskings ,
- houndings ,
- in quest ,
- in quests ,
- in-quest ,
- in-quests ,
- inter rogation ,
- inter rogations ,
- inter-rogation ,
- inter-rogations ,
- look see ,
- look sees ,
- look-see ,
- look-sees ,
- looksee ,
- looksees ,
- prosecution ,
- pryings ,
- pursuance ,
- pursuances ,
- pursuing ,
- pursuings ,
- re search ,
- re searches ,
- seekings ,
- sifting ,
- siftings ,
- snoopings ,
- sportings ,
- steeplechase ,
- steeplechases ,
- tracings ,
- trailings .
- Double dealing ,
- doubledealing ,
- frame up ,
- frame ups ,
- frame-up ,
- frame-ups ,
- frameup ,
- frameups ,
- intrigues .
- Funnies ,
- Jollies ,
- bon mot ,
- bons mots ,
- jive ,
- jives ,
- one liner ,
- oneliner ,
- rib tickler ,
- rib ticklers ,
- rib-tickler ,
- rib-ticklers ,
- ribtickler ,
- ribticklers .
- Mummeries ,
- PUNS ,
- chestnut ,
- chestnuts ,
- ha-ha ,
- hoodwinkings ,
- jokes ,
- mis chief ,
- mis chiefs ,
- mummery ,
- puton ,
- repartee ,
- shaggy-dog stories ,
- shaggy-dog story ,
- shaggydog stories ,
- shaggydog story .
- April Fool ,
- buffoon ,
- butt ,
- dupe ,
- fair game ,
- fool ,
- laughingstock ,
- monkey ,
- patsy ,
- victim .
- bread butter ,
- in come ,
- in comes ,
- in-come ,
- nine to five ,
- nine to fives ,
- nine-to-fives ,
- re source ,
- re sources ,
- re-source ,
- re-sources ,
- source income ,
- source of income .
- plot .
- dis honesties ,
- dis honesty ,
- dis-honesties ,
- dis-honesty ,
- illicit scheme ,
- illicit schemes ,
- lawlessness ,
- swindlings ,
- under world ,
- under worlds ,
- under-world ,
- under-worlds ,
- underworld .
- Specialities ,
- claim to fame ,
- distinguishing feature ,
- field of concentration ,
- majors ,
- object of study ,
- special project ,
- speciality ,
- specials .
- flim flam ,
- flim flams ,
- flim-flam ,
- flim-flams ,
- phonies ,
- send up ,
- send ups ,
- send-up ,
- send-ups ,
- sendup ,
- sendups ,
- take offs ,
- take-off ,
- take-offs .
- Trojan Horse ,
- artifice ,
- contrivance ,
- deception ,
- dodge ,
- machination ,
- pitfall ,
- ruse ,
- subterfuge ,
- tactics ,
- trap ,
- trick of the trade ,
- trickery ,
- wrinkle .
- prey .
- de coy ,
- de coys ,
- de-coy ,
- de-coys ,
- dis guise ,
- dis guises ,
- dis-guise ,
- dis-guises ,
- perjury ,
- pre tense ,
- pre tenses ,
- pre-tense ,
- strategem .
- Wild Animals ,
- chase ,
- fish ,
- kill ,
- meat .
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v.
• bet- anteed ,
- bought in on ,
- bought on ,
- buy on ,
- buying in on ,
- buying on ,
- buys in on ,
- buys on ,
- laid odds ,
- lays down ,
- lays odds ,
- play ponies ,
- played against ,
- played for ,
- played ponies ,
- played the ponies ,
- playing against ,
- playing for ,
- playing ponies ,
- playing the ponies ,
- plays against ,
- plays for ,
- plays ponies ,
- plays the ponies ,
- ponied up ,
- ponying up ,
- puts money on ,
- putting money on ,
- tempted fortune ,
- tempting fortune ,
- tempts fortune ,
- tossed up ,
- tosses up ,
- tossing up ,
- tost up .
- buck odds ,
- bucked odds ,
- bucked the odds ,
- bucking odds ,
- bucking the odds ,
- bucks odds ,
- bucks the odds ,
- cut cards ,
- cuts cards ,
- cuts the cards ,
- cutting cards ,
- cutting the cards ,
- end anger ,
- end angered ,
- end angering ,
- end angers ,
- end-anger ,
- end-angering ,
- end-angers ,
- flip coin ,
- flipped coin ,
- flipped the coin ,
- flipping coin ,
- flipping the coin ,
- flips coin ,
- flips the coin ,
- goes for broke ,
- laid money on ,
- laying money on ,
- lays money on ,
- made a bet ,
- made bet ,
- make bet ,
- makes a bet ,
- makes bet ,
- making bet ,
- puts trust in ,
- putting trust in ,
- shoot moon ,
- shoot works ,
- shooting moon ,
- shooting the moon ,
- shooting the works ,
- shooting works ,
- shoots moon ,
- shoots the moon ,
- shoots the works ,
- shoots works ,
- shot moon ,
- shot the moon ,
- shot the works ,
- shot works ,
- stick one neck out ,
- stick ones neck out ,
- sticked neck out ,
- sticked one neck out ,
- sticked one's neck out ,
- sticked ones neck out ,
- sticking neck out ,
- sticking one neck out ,
- sticking ones neck out ,
- sticks neck out ,
- sticks one neck out ,
- sticks one's neck out ,
- sticks ones neck out ,
- stuck neck out ,
- stuck one neck out ,
- stuck one's neck out ,
- stuck ones neck out ,
- take flyer ,
- takes a flyer ,
- takes flyer ,
- taking a flyer ,
- taking flyer ,
- took a flyer ,
- took flyer ,
- tried luck ,
- tried one luck ,
- tried one's luck ,
- tried ones luck ,
- tries luck ,
- tries one luck ,
- tries one's luck ,
- tries ones luck ,
- trust luck ,
- trusted luck ,
- trusted to luck ,
- trusting luck ,
- trusting to luck ,
- trusts luck ,
- trusts to luck ,
- try luck ,
- try one luck ,
- try ones luck ,
- trying luck ,
- trying one luck ,
- trying one's luck ,
- trying ones luck ,
- went for broke .
- laid a wager ,
- laid wager ,
- lay wager ,
- laying a wager ,
- laying wager ,
- lays a wager ,
- lays wager ,
- play market ,
- played market ,
- played the market ,
- playing market ,
- playing the market ,
- plays market ,
- plays the market ,
- put line ,
- put on line ,
- put the line ,
- puts line ,
- puts on line ,
- puts on the line ,
- puts the line ,
- putting line ,
- putting on line ,
- putting on the line ,
- putting the line ,
- spec'd ,
- spec'ing ,
- specced ,
- speccing ,
- specing ,
- takes action ,
- taking action ,
- took action .
Other synonyms:
- Fortitudinous ,
- Gutty ,
- I-spy ,
- Tig ,
- blind man's buff ,
- cat's cradle ,
- catch ,
- contact sport ,
- contest ,
- dodge ball ,
- doughty ,
- extreme sport ,
- fain ,
- fight ,
- follow-the-leader ,
- fowl ,
- golf ,
- gutsy ,
- hide-and-seek ,
- home base ,
- hunt ,
- jacks ,
- joke ,
- monkey-in-the-middle ,
- olympic ,
- parlor game ,
- peekaboo ,
- preseason ,
- sack race ,
- spectator sport ,
- stouthearted ,
- unafraid ,
- zero-sum game .
- Double Dutch ,
- acquiescent ,
- audacious ,
- bird ,
- competition ,
- dauntless ,
- dress up ,
- gallant ,
- hand ,
- heroic ,
- intrepid ,
- keep away ,
- kickball ,
- leapfrog ,
- mind game ,
- minded ,
- musical chairs ,
- peewee ,
- pleasantry ,
- quarry ,
- sporting ,
- target ,
- undaunted ,
- valorous .
Other relevant words:
- Adventured ,
- Adventuring ,
- Diced ,
- Dicing ,
- Gamed ,
- Jeopardized ,
- Lotted ,
- Lotting ,
- Specking ,
- Ventured ,
- animal ,
- anted ,
- anteing ,
- bet ,
- buck the odds ,
- buy in on ,
- cut the cards ,
- flip the coin ,
- gamble ,
- give odds ,
- going for broke ,
- hazard ,
- laid down ,
- lay ,
- lay a wager ,
- lay down ,
- lay money on ,
- lay odds ,
- laying down ,
- laying odds ,
- make a bet ,
- making a bet ,
- play against ,
- play for ,
- play the market ,
- play the ponies ,
- ponies up ,
- pony up ,
- put faith in ,
- put money on ,
- put on the line ,
- put trust in ,
- puts faith in ,
- putting faith in ,
- shoot the moon ,
- shoot the works ,
- spec ,
- specd ,
- specked ,
- specs ,
- stake ,
- stake down ,
- stick neck out ,
- stick one's neck out ,
- sticking one's neck out ,
- take a flyer ,
- take action ,
- tempt fortune ,
- toss up ,
- trust to luck ,
- trusted ,
- try one's luck ,
- wager .
- Lion-hearted ,
- Unscared ,
- at drop of hat ,
- aweless ,
- ballsy ,
- bodacious ,
- brave ,
- chestier ,
- chesty ,
- chirpier ,
- chirpiest ,
- chirpy ,
- coltish ,
- cool hand ,
- courageous ,
- disposed ,
- feisty ,
- flipper ,
- full of fun ,
- full of spirit ,
- gingery ,
- go for broke ,
- halter ,
- hanging loose ,
- having nerves of steel ,
- hot shot ,
- housebound ,
- hyper ,
- larkish ,
- of a mind to ,
- out on limb ,
- psyched up ,
- putty in hands ,
- ready ,
- rolling with punches ,
- sidelined ,
- smart alecky ,
- spirited ,
- sportspersonlike ,
- spunky ,
- tending toward ,
- unfearing ,
- unfrightened ,
- zappy ,
- zesty ,
- zingy .
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How to use "Game" in context?
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games can encompass many different types of activities, including board games, video games, simulations, and role-playing games. Playing games can be a pastime or an important part of a culture.
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Noun, singular or mass
amusement, baseball, charade, comedy, deck, fight, gambler, interplay, issue, lei, plaything, season, team, Regulations, covers, GIS, gamer.
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play.
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Holonyms for Game:
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thinkingly
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- intelligently, meditatively, pensively, reflectively, thoughtfully, Contemplatively, fancily, Ponderingly.
