Sport

/spɔːt/

Synonyms for "sport" (595 found)

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Closest matches (119)

Noun(7 words)

playathletic activityathletics bocce champ competecompetitive activity

abandon acrobatics action adventurer advertise affect agate agonistics airalso ranalso-ranamateur athleteamusement anabolism anomaly antic antics archer archeryassociation football

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athlete athletics avatar backgammon badinage badminton bagatelle ball ballplayer bandy banter baseballbaseball batbaseballer baseman basketball bat bathing batter battery battledorebattledore and shuttlecockbaublebe dressed inbeano beat beaubeau brummelbelly laughbetterbetting ringbettorbig timebilliards bingo blade blazonblazon forthblockblocking backblocks bloodblue storyboneshaker bonny booby boulevardier bout bowling bowls bowman boxing brandish butt call caper caracole cardshark cardsharp cardsharpercarry oncast lotscat catabolism catalysis catch catcher cavort center chaff change charades chase checkerboard checkers chess chessboard chevy chivy climbing clotheshorse club coach cockhorse competitorcompulsive gamblerconsubstantiation contest course coursing

Verb(2 words)

boast cavort

Strong matches (179)

coxcomb crambocrap shootercricketcricket batcricketer croquet crosspatch cue curling curvetcut a didocut caperscut lotscut the cardscut upcynegetics dally dance dandy

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dangle decathlon defeateedefensive linemandemonstrate deride derisiondirty jokedirty storydiscus displacement display disport distraction diversion divertissement dog dolldoll carriagedollhouse dominoesdouble entendredouble headerdouble-header doubles draughtsdraw lotsdraw strawsdrive duck dude emblazon end enjoyment entertain entertainmentethnic jokeevent exchange exhibit exquisite falcon falconryfall guyfashion platefencingfine gentlemanfish out of waterfishing fives flash flaunt flounce flourish flushfollow the houndsfool aroundfoolingfooling aroundfootball footballer fop foursome fowlfox huntingfreak fribble frisk frivolity frolic fullback funfun and gamesfunmakingfunny storygag gallant gamble gambler gambol gamegame losergamesgames of chancegames-player gamester gewgaw ghost gimcrack gimmickgive-and-takegliding gogo huntinggolfgolf clubgood losergood onegood sportgood storygood timegood-natured bantergreat funguard gun gunning gymnastics handballharmless teasinghave onhawk hawking hazarder heterotopiahide-and-seekhigh jinkshigh old timehigh timehiking hobbyhorse hockeyhold uphopscotchhorse aroundhorseplay horseshoes hound howler humor hunthunt downhunting hurdlingice hockeyindividualist infielderinner-directed personinnovation jackjack-a-dandyjack-in-the-boxjackanapes jacklight jacks jackstones

Noun(7 words)

display flaunt friend fun game hobby hurling

Verb(7 words)

disport disported feature frisk frolic gambol gamest

Related words (297)

jackstraws jape jest jestbook jive jock joke jollification jollity josh jumper keno kickshaw kiddingkidding aroundknickknack lacrosselady killerlady-killer lark

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laugh laughslawn tennisleapfrog lineman loser lot lottolovely timeluging macaroniman-about-townmanifest marble marbles marionette masher matchmatch coinsmeet merels metabolism metagenesis metamorphism metamorphosis metastasis metathesis metempsychosis mig misfit mock mockery model monopoly motorcycling mountaineeringmumble-the-pegmutantmutated formmutation natation naysayer ninepins nonconformist novelty oddballoffensive linemanoutfield outfielder palaestra pall-mall pallone panicpaper dollparade pastime pelota pentathlon permutation persiflagepetty gamblerpick-up stickspicnic piker pilgarlic ping-pong pinwheel playplay at diceplay offplay the poniesplay-off player playthingpleasant timepleasantry pleasure plunger point polo poloist poolpost officeprankprofessional athleteprowl afterpugilist punter puppet puppy pushballput forthput forwardpyramids quarterback quintain quits race racer racket racquets raffleraffle offrag dollraillery rallying recreate recreation reincarnation relaxationrib ticklerride to houndsridicule riding riotrocking horseroller skatingrollick romp rounders rowing rugby rugger run runoff sailing sailplaning scrabble scream sculling sharp sharper sharpie shikar shinny shootshoot crapsshooting shortstop shot-put showshow offshuffleboardsick jokesidesplittersight gagsingles skater skating skeetskeet shootingski-jumping skiing skin-diving skip skittles sledding snookersnorkel divingsnowmobiling soccer softball spark speculate speculator sportingsporting mansports sportsman squash stalk stalking start steelie stickballstill huntstill-hunt stooge story surfing swell swimmingtable tennistackle tailback taw tease teetotum tennis tenpinstent peggingtetherballthe vanquishedthreesome ticktacktoe tiddlywinks tilting tinhorn tipcat tipster tivoli tobogganing top toss tout toxophilite toytoy soldiertracktrack and fieldtrail transanimation transfiguration transfigurement transformation transformism translation translocation transmigration transmogrification transmutation transposition transubstantiation trapshooting trick trinket trip trumpettrumpet forthtug of wartumbling twit twosome underdog vaunt venery venturer vicissitude victimvisual jokevolleyball wagererwater polowaterskiing wave wear wheezewhim whamwhim-wham wingback wow wrestler wrestling yarn

Noun(14 words)

jest joke kiting moorgame mutant mutationparticipate in sportspastime racquetball recreationshow offsummercater variation wear

Verb(8 words)

larklark aboutrollick romprun aroundskylark skylarkedtrifle with

Adjective(1 words)

monocled

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More general

34 entries

action activity athlete being business display diversion entertainment feature have humor humour individual job jock line

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More specific

18 entries

badgeball sportbanter basketballcombat sporthatindividual sportmind sportmockery necklacepractical jokeracquet sportsoccerteam sporttennis track

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Collocations

12 entries

ball sportmind sportoutdoor sportplay sportsport a badgesport a capesport a hatsport a logosport a smilesport a uniformteam sportwater sport

Inflections

3 entries

sported sporting sports

Derivations

7 entries

sportiness sportingly sportive sportsman sportsmanship sportswoman sporty

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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The doctor advised me to take up some sport to stay in shape.

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Rugby is a sport which is never called off by rain.

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In order to lose weight, it is best to take up some sport.

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Boxing is not always a rough sport.

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