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plays - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater piece |
| Synonyms: | comedy, drama, entertainment, farce, flop*, hit*, mask*, musical, performance, show, smash*, theatrical, tragedy, curtain-raiser, one-act, opera, potboiler, smash hit, stage show, turkey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
| Synonyms: | amuse oneself, be life of party, caper, carouse, carry on, cavort, clown, cut capers, cut up*, dally, dance, disport, divert, entertain oneself, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on a spree, horse around*, idle away, joke, jump, kibitz, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around*, rejoice, revel, romp, show off, skip, sport, toy, trifle |
| Antonyms: | work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, entertainment |
| Synonyms: | caper, dalliance, delight, disport, diversion, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, game, happiness, humor, jest, joking, lark, match, pastime, pleasure, prank, recreation, relaxation, romp, sport, teasing, foolery, gaming, sportiveness |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compete in sport |
| Synonyms: | challenge, contend, contest, disport, participate, rival, sport, take on, vie, be on a team, engage in, recreate, take part |
| Antonyms: | watch |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | latitude, range |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, exercise, give, leeway, margin, motion, movement, operation, room, scope, space, sweep, swing, working*, elbowroom* |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act; take the part of |
| Synonyms: | discourse, do*, enact, execute, ham*, ham it up*, impersonate, perform, portray, present, represent, tread the boards*, act the part of, lay an egg, personate, play a gig, playact, read a part, take the role of |
| Antonyms: | direct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble, risk |
| Synonyms: | bet, chance, exploit, finesse, game, hazard, jockey*, maneuver, manipulate, put, set, speculate, stake, take, wager, lay money on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce music |
| Synonyms: | blow, bow, drum, execute, fiddle, fidget, finger, operate, perform, render, tickle, work, pedal |
| Antonyms: | listen |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain by playing a role |
| Synonyms: | be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up*, ham*, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge*, strut*, take part, tread the boards* |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertaining, making someone laugh |
| Synonyms: | action, ball*, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, gratification, high time*, hilarity, hoopla*, laughter, merriment, mirth, picnic*, play, pleasing, pleasure, beguilement, field day, fun and games, gladdening, grins, laughs, merry go round, regalement, whoopee |
| Antonyms: | boredom |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game, pastime |
| Synonyms: | distraction, diversion, entertainment, hobby, interest, joke, lark, play, prank, recreation, sport |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be published; perform |
| Synonyms: | come on, come out, enter, oblige, perform, play, be created, be developed, be invented, become available, come into being, come into existence, come on stage, make an appearance, play a part, present oneself, take part |
| Main Entry: | application |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | use |
| Synonyms: | appliance, employment, exercise, function, operation, pertinence, play, practice, purpose, value, appositeness, exercising, germaneness, relevance, usance, utilization |
| Main Entry: | artifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoax; clever act |
| Synonyms: | con, contrivance, device, dodge, expedient, gambit, gimmick*, machination, maneuver, play, ploy, racket*, ruse, savvy, scam*, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, wile |
| Antonyms: | candor, frankness, honesty, honor, innocence, reality, sincerity, truthfulness, ingenuousness, openness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teasing |
| Synonyms: | badinage, chaff, chitchat, derision, exchange, fun, gossip, jeering, jesting, joking, mockery, persiflage, play, raillery, repartee, ridicule, small talk, chaffing, dissing, joshing, kidding, ribbing |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool |
| Synonyms: | betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam*, gyp*, have, hoodwink*, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, rook*, scam, seduce, shave*, snow*, stick*, string along, take, take in, trick, impose on, play for a sucker, rope in, suck in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game of chance; money gambled |
| Synonyms: | action, ante, chance, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, risk, shot, shot in the dark*, speculation, stake, uncertainty, venture, wager, betting, down on, odds on, random shot, sweepstakes |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sound, usually with instrument |
| Synonyms: | blare, blast, honk, mouth, pipe, play, sound, toot, trumpet, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit at residence or business |
| Synonyms: | come by, crash, drop in, hit, look up, play, run in, see, come over, drop by, fall by, fall down, look in on, pop in*, stop by, stop in, swing by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | calling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chosen profession |
| Synonyms: | art, business, career, craft, day gig, do*, dodge*, employment, gig*, go*, handicraft, hang*, life's work, lifework, line, mission, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, play, province, pursuit, racket*, rat race*, slot*, swindle*, trade, vocation, walk of life, work |
| Antonyms: | amusement, avocation, entertainment, hobby, recreation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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