Synonyms for Play the game:

• v.

  •abide by, follow agreement or instructions (verb)
  • comply.
  •accept (verb)
  • recognize,
  • swallow,
  • tolerate,
  • endure,
  • stomach,
  • bear with,
  • respect,
  • fit in,
  • don't make waves,
  • acknowledge,
  • stand for,
  • stand,
  • capitulate,
  • yield to,
  • live with,
  • sit still for,
  • go along with,
  • suffer,
  • bow,
  • assent,
  • don't rock the boat,
  • defer to,
  • agree,
  • bear,
  • submit to,
  • take,
  • acquiesce.
  •accept, endure (verb)
  • take it.
  •accommodate (verb)
  • harmonize,
  • conform,
  • coordinate,
  • go by the book,
  • reconcile,
  • bend over backwards,
  • modify,
  • make consistent,
  • adjust,
  • go with the flow,
  • proportion,
  • settle,
  • suit,
  • integrate,
  • correspond,
  • accustom,
  • tailor-make,
  • shape up,
  • compose,
  • attune,
  • tune,
  • tailor,
  • fit,
  • adapt.
  •adapt (verb)
  • habituate,
  • Familiarize,
  • make,
  • square,
  • get used to,
  • come around,
  • change,
  • shape,
  • grow used to,
  • alter,
  • roll with punches,
  • fashion,
  • readjust,
  • qualify,
  • remodel,
  • revise,
  • get act together,
  • prepare,
  • match.
  •cater to, indulge (verb)
  • pander.
  •comply (verb)
  • mind,
  • fold,
  • give in,
  • conform to,
  • yield,
  • give out,
  • satisfy,
  • cave in,
  • ditto,
  • stay in line,
  • submit,
  • agree to,
  • toss it in,
  • consent to,
  • observe,
  • put out,
  • quit,
  • throw in towel,
  • straighten up,
  • keep,
  • accede,
  • yes one,
  • give up,
  • discharge,
  • defer,
  • perform,
  • knuckle under,
  • knuckle to,
  • cry uncle,
  • play ball,
  • roll over and play dead,
  • fulfill,
  • adhere to,
  • obey.
  •conform (verb)
  • follow the crowd,
  • fall in with,
  • clean up act,
  • move over,
  • follow,
  • reconciliate,
  • toe the line,
  • be guided by,
  • make room,
  • follow beaten path,
  • meet halfway,
  • run with the pack,
  • quadrate.
  •pander (verb)
  • snow,
  • gratify,
  • soften up,
  • soap,
  • play up to,
  • cajole,
  • brownnose,
  • massage,
  • please,
  • stroke,
  • suck up to,
  • fall all over,
  • lay it on,
  • politic.
  •play ball (verb)
  • participate,
  • stick together,
  • comply with,
  • be in cahoots,
  • collaborate,
  • join forces,
  • join in,
  • conspire,
  • pull together,
  • work together.
  •take it (verb)
  • hang tough,
  • take one's lumps,
  • bite the bullet,
  • grin and bear it,
  • stick it out,
  • put up with,
  • face the music,
  • take one's medicine.

• Other synonyms:

  •comply
  • caves in,
  • conforming to,
  • gave in,
  • obeys,
  • toss in,
  • straightens up,
  • caving in,
  • adhered to,
  • straightened up,
  • stayed in line,
  • consented to,
  • conforms to,
  • dittoed.
  •pander
  • Soaped,
  • politicking,
  • laying on,
  • fall over,
  • falls over,
  • Soaping,
  • Snowing,
  • lay on,
  • lays on,
  • Snowed,
  • laid on.
  •Other relevant words:
  • toe the mark,
  • pass muster,
  • be good,
  • behave,
  • act,
  • act well,
  • play fair,
  • get in line,
  • do right,
  • be nice,
  • deport oneself,
  • conduct oneself,
  • play.

Antonyms for Play the game:

• v.

  • accept
    demur, refuse, deny, misunderstand, stop, decline, contradict, fight, renounce, blackball, repudiate, defend, discard, disapprove, dispute, dissent, reject, disallow, disagree.
  • accommodate
    hinder, mismatch, bar, obstruct, oppose, upset, block, disorder, limit, Unsuit, frustrate, turn out, disarrange, prevent, differ, unfit, impede, turn away.
  • adapt
    dislocate, neglect, disturb.
  • comply
    resist, disobey, withhold, ignore, fail, dissuade, condemn, rebuff.
  • conform
    disregard, not correspond, forget.
  • pander
    anger, dissatisfy, disappoint, annoy.
  • yield
    protest, veto, win, object, counter.