Just as Japanese boys play baseball, so English boys play cricket.
Source: tatoeba (40125)
Cricket
/ˈkɹɪkᵻt/
Synonyms for "cricket" (55 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (17)
cicadacicalaclackclackerclappercrackerdog-day cicadafair playfair shakefair-mindednessfairnessfirecrackergood sportsmanshipgrasshopper
Related words (27)
hassockhopperhoppergrasshorninsectklaxonlocustnoisemakerproper thingrattlerattleboxseatsirensnappersportsmanlikenesssportsmanlinesssportsmanshipsquare dealsteam whistlethe fair thing
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bat-and-ball sport, bingo, boiler factory, boiler room, bull-roarer.
- Sentence evidence is available for cricket, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse, moby.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cricket".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cricket"
Keep "cricket" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cricket" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cricket", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cricket" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
5 entriesODI cricketT20 cricketfield crickethouse crickettest cricket
Collocations
6 entriescricket ballcricket batcricket matchcricket songfield crickethouse cricket
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
139 translations across 111 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kriek noun (insect)
Albanian
1 entries- bulkth noun (insect)
Amharic
1 entries- ዋዝንቢት noun (insect)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γρύλλος noun (insect)
Arabic
4 entries- جُدْجُد noun (insect)
- صرصور noun (insect)
- صُرْصُر noun (insect)
- صُرْصُور noun (insect)
Armenian
1 entries- ճռիկ noun (insect)
Assamese
1 entries- উঁইচিৰিঙা noun (insect)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sisəy noun (insect)
Banjarese
1 entries- jengkerék noun (insect)
Basque
1 entries- kilker noun (insect)
Belarusian
1 entries- цвырку́н noun (insect)
Bulgarian
1 entries- щуре́ц noun (insect)
Burmese
1 entries- ပုရစ် noun (insect)
Catalan
1 entries- grill noun (insect)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- کولە noun (insect)
Chamicuro
1 entries- c̈ho'kota noun (insect)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏔᎳᏚ noun (insect)
Chinese
1 entries- 杜猴 noun (insect)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 蟋蟀 noun (insect)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 蟋蟀 noun (insect)
Chittagonian
1 entries- জিনি পুঁক noun (insect)
Comanche
1 entries- tuaahtaki noun (insect)
Cornish
1 entries- gryll noun (insect)
Czech
1 entries- cvrček noun (insect)
Danish
1 entries- fårekylling noun (insect)
Dutch
1 entries- krekel noun (insect)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 蟋蟀 noun (insect)
Emilian
1 entries- gril noun (insect)
Esperanto
1 entries- grilo noun (insect)
Estonian
1 entries- kilk noun (insect)
Faroese
2 entries- veggjasmiður noun (insect)
- veggjasmyril noun (insect)
Finnish
1 entries- sirkka noun (insect)
French
3 entries- cri-cri noun (insect)
- criquet noun (insect)
- grillon noun (insect)
Galician
4 entries- corta noun (insect)
- grilo noun (insect)
- ralo noun (insect)
- rilo noun (insect)
Georgian
1 entries- ჭრიჭინა noun (insect)
German
1 entries- Grille noun (insect)
Greek
2 entries- γρύλος noun (insect)
- τριζόνι noun (insect)
Gujarati
1 entries- ક્રિકેટ noun (insect)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 土狗仔 noun (insect)
Hebrew
1 entries- צְרָצַר m צַרְצוּר noun (insect)
Hindi
2 entries- झीँगुर noun (insect)
- झींगुर noun (insect)
Hungarian
1 entries- tücsök noun (insect)
Icelandic
1 entries- krybba noun (insect)
Ido
1 entries- grilio noun (insect)
Irish
4 entries- criogar noun (insect)
- píobaire gríosaí noun (insect)
- píobaire teallaigh noun (insect)
- urchuil noun (insect)
Italian
1 entries- grillo noun (insect)
Japanese
2 entries- コオロギ noun (insect)
- 蟋蟀 noun (insect)
Javanese
1 entries- jangkrik noun (insect)
Kapampangan
2 entries- kamaru noun (insect)
- lipaktung noun (insect)
Karachay-Balkar
1 entries- сенгирчке noun (insect)
Kazakh
1 entries- қара шегіртке noun (insect)
Khmer
1 entries- ចង្រិត noun (insect)
Kongo
1 entries- nzenze noun (insect)
Korean
1 entries- 귀뚜라미 noun (insect)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кара чегиртке noun (insect)
Lao
1 entries- ຈີ່ລໍ່ noun (insect)
Latin
1 entries- gryllus noun (insect)
Latvian
1 entries- circenis noun (insect)
Lingala
1 entries- likélélé noun (insect)
Lithuanian
1 entries- svirplys noun (insect)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- šwjerc noun (insect)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Grill noun (insect)
Macedonian
1 entries- штурец noun (insect)
Malagasy
2 entries- ampipanga noun (insect)
- valala noun (insect)
Malayalam
2 entries- ചീവീട് noun (insect)
- മണ്ണട്ട noun (insect)
Maltese
1 entries- grillu noun (insect)
Marathi
1 entries- रात्रकिडा noun (insect)
Mi'kmaq
1 entries- pugto'guome'j noun (insect)
Nahuatl
1 entries- chapōlin noun (insect)
Navajo
1 entries- nahakʼízii noun (insect)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- siriss noun (insect)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- siriss noun (insect)
Occitan
2 entries- grelh noun (insect)
- grilh noun (insect)
Persian
1 entries- جیرجیرک noun (insect)
Polish
1 entries- świerszcz noun (insect)
Portuguese
1 entries- grilo noun (insect)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਝੀਂਗਰ noun (insect)
Quechua
2 entries- ch'illik'utu noun (insect)
- sirp'i noun (insect)
Romanian
1 entries- greier noun (insect)
Russian
1 entries- сверчо́к noun (insect)
S'gaw Karen
1 entries- သကံၤ noun (insect)
Samogitian
1 entries- svirplīs noun (insect)
Sanskrit
1 entries- फालका noun (insect)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- greollan noun (insect)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- cvŕčak noun (insect)
- zríkavac noun (insect)
- зри́кавац noun (insect)
- цвр́чак noun (insect)
Sicilian
1 entries- agriḍḍu noun (insect)
Slovak
1 entries- svrček noun (insect)
Slovene
2 entries- cvȓčək noun (insect)
- črȋčək noun (insect)
Spanish
1 entries- grillo noun (insect)
Sundanese
1 entries- jangkrik noun (insect)
Swedish
1 entries- syrsa noun (insect)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠎꠤꠘꠤ ꠙꠥꠇ noun (insect)
Tagalog
2 entries- kerwe noun (insect)
- kuliglig-lupa noun (insect)
Tajik
1 entries- чирчирак noun (insect)
Tarifit
1 entries- tmurɣi noun (insect)
Telugu
2 entries- కీచురాయి noun (insect)
- యిలకోడి noun (insect)
Thai
1 entries- จิ้งหรีด noun (insect)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ዕንጭራር noun (insect)
Turkish
1 entries- cırcır böceği noun (insect)
Ukrainian
1 entries- цвірку́н noun (insect)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- šwjerč noun (insect)
Urdu
1 entries- جھینگر noun (insect)
Uzbek
1 entries- qora chigirtka noun (insect)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dế noun (insect)
Vilamovian
1 entries- gryłł noun (insect)
Volapük
1 entries- krik noun (insect)
Walloon
2 entries- crikion noun (insect)
- tchantrê noun (insect)
Waray-Waray
1 entries- gangis noun (insect)
Welsh
2 entries- criciedyn noun (insect)
- cricsyn noun (insect)
Yiddish
1 entries- גריל noun (insect)
Zhuang
1 entries- daekdaeq noun (insect)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I should like to join the cricket club.
Source: tatoeba (62846)
Just as the Americans like baseball, the British like cricket.
Source: tatoeba (67489)
My uncle is an amateur cricket player.
Source: tatoeba (250246)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cricket"?
Closest matches include bat-and-ball sport, bingo, boiler factory, boiler room, bull-roarer.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cricket"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.