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Synonyms for entertainment
ˌɛn tərˈteɪn mənten·ter·tain·ment

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 3 votes

  1. entertainment

    Entertainment and recreation imply thought and mental occupation, tho in an agreeable, refreshing way; they are therefore words of a high order. Entertainment, apart from its special senses of a public performance or a social party, and predominantly even there, is used of somewhat mirthful mental delight; recreation may, and usually does, combine the mental with the physical. Amusement and pastime are nearly equivalent, the latter probably the lighter word; many slight things may be pastimes which we should hardly dignify by the name of amusements. Sports are almost wholly on the physical plane, tho involving a certain grade of mental action; fox-hunting, horse-racing, and baseball are sports. Certain sports may afford entertainment or recreation to certain persons, according to their individual tastes; but entertainment and recreation are capable of a meaning so high as never to be approached by any meaning of sport. Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous. Amusement is a form of enjoyment, but enjoyment may be too keen to be called amusement. Compare synonyms for ENTERTAIN.

    Synonyms:
    amusement, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, frolic, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreation, sport

    Antonyms:
    ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. entertainment, amusementnoun

    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

    Synonyms:
    amusement

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. diversionnoun

    to divert someone’s attention

    paul sought diversion to stop worrying about his problems

    Submitted by albertosanchezmd on April 10, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 2 votes

  1. entertainmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    hospitable treatment

  2. entertainmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    feast, banquet, treat, COLLATION, festival

  3. entertainmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    amusement, diversion, recreation, pastime

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. entertainmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    diversion, amusement, recreation, pastime, play, divertissement, banquet, junket, feast, collation

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#731fun
#1291sport
#2587recreation
#3291leisure
#4192pleasure
#6590recreational
#8619entertaining
#9338delight
#11912enjoyment
#12217amusement
#12252cheer
#15612diversion
#21729spectacle
#22913receptions
#23309distraction
#34229spectacles
#36065pastime
#40294entertainments
#54297frolic
#72806merriment

How to use entertainment in a sentence?

  1. George Lucas:

    The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie

  2. Mark Natkin:

    They understand what users want in terms of entertainment content, they understand how to deliver it, tencent knows that space better than anybody.

  3. Heather Wilson:

    Using and abusing animals for entertainment is just becoming passé.

  4. Wilbur Ross:

    The thing was, it didn't cost the President anything to have that entertainment.

  5. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way:

    Telecommuting, online entertainment and new lifestyles have brought us new growth momentum.


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