Synonyms for playing
play·ing

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1. playingnoun

   the act of playing a musical instrument

   Synonyms:
   performing, acting, playacting

2. playingnoun

   the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

   Synonyms:
   performing, acting, playacting

3. acting, playing, playacting, performingnoun

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

   Synonyms:
   performing, playacting, acting

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Activity
   • Musical Performance
   • Performing Arts

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1. joking

   Submitted by ryan_1 on December 28, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "playing":

   play, playback, game, replay, replaying, reproduction, toying, cheek, stake, gaming

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1. Alan German:

   She's playing both side of the field. On the one hand she's got the Duterte supporters, obviously because of her last name and who she is, and on the other hand, she's trying to woo these sway guys who think 'it won't be so bad if it's Sara', she gives you just enough to think, OK she's not a lapdog.

2. Eric Wiegand:

   As much as we'd like things to change and we have a new calendar, the same themes are playing out today and this week.

3. Ryan Rosuaro:

   It is appalling that President-elect Rodrigo Duterte should justify the murder of journalists in the country by playing the corruption card.

4. Maria Van Kerkhove:

   We're playing a very dangerous game with this virus right now, what worries us is that the longer this spreads the more opportunities it has to change.

5. Sebastian Strangio:

   For three decades he has outmaneuvered political opponents and international critics, while playing off the country's Western aid donors against a rising China, his long career has been marked by his incredible ideological flexibility an uncanny ability to twist and bend with the political wind.