Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "entertain" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

bore

Derived Terms

entertainability entertainable entertainer entertaining entertainment

First Subevents

clean apartment crack joke hump leg invite or

Last Subevents

clean up after leave say goodbye smile take away car keys thank

Prerequisites

ask out become actor clean house cook meal dance and sing do drama do entertaining entertaining find out what like get dressed up interesting and creative invite invite over invite to entertained know learn how to juggle learn new jokes make drinks make laugh perform play cards with play music put on show sing and dance for sing song smile take clothes off take off clothes and dance take out to theater take to movies tell amusing story tell joke

Subevents

embarrassing yourself get drunk have argument have fun make happy make laugh might like more might make laugh offending other person please reciprocity try to make laugh

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contemplate experience feel socialise socialize

Manner Of

contemplate socialize

Motivated By Goal

enjoy company enjoyable entertained fun activity get closer to gives happiness guest happy have fun hot like liked please seem to bored visiting

Related Terms

act amuse amusing entertainment fun keep keep occupied movies movies tv occupied parties pleasure provide provide fun reception tv welcome

Synonym Network

harbor

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.