Antonyms for Sport
spɔrt, spoʊrtsport

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. sportadjective

   Synonyms:
   sports

2. sportadjective

   to amuse oneself, to play

   Jen has a new pair of sport shoes, and a new sports bra.

   Synonyms:
   sports

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sport

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sport

   Antonyms:
   work, seriousness, business, earnestness

   Synonyms:
   play, frolic, wantonness, joke, diversion, merriment, gaiety, fun, amusement, recreation, game, pastime

Matched Categories

1. • Athlete
   • Biology
   • Diversion
   • Have
   • Occupation
   • Organism
   • Person
   • Vacationer

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. sport, athleticsnoun

   an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

   Synonyms:
   summercater, athletic contest, sport, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, athletic competition, sportswoman

2. sportnoun

   the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

   Synonyms:
   summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswoman

3. sport, summercaternoun

   (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

   Synonyms:
   summercater, sport, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswoman

4. sportnoun

   a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances

   "a good sport"; "a poor sport"

   Synonyms:
   summercater, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswoman

5. sport, sportsman, sportswomannoun

   someone who engages in sports

   Synonyms:
   summercater, sport, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, sportswoman

6. mutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun

   (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

   Synonyms:
   sportsman, fun, fluctuation, sportswoman, mutant, play, genetic mutation, summercater, magnetic variation, athletics, variation, sport, variant, mutation, version, magnetic declination, chromosomal mutation, variance, edition, pas seul

7. fun, play, sportverb

   verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

   "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, sportsman, fun, variation, summercater, period of play, shimmer, play, sportswoman, bid, mutant, maneuver, caper, romp, athletics, gaming, merriment, sport, frolic, mutation, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, playfulness, turn, drama

8. sport, feature, boastverb

   wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

   "she was sporting a new hat"

   Synonyms:
   have, feature, swash, gas, run around, lark, disport, cavort, frisk, vaunt, lark about, romp, gasconade, skylark, sport, frolic, tout, bluster, blow, gambol, brag, boast, rollick, shoot a line

9. frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb

   play boisterously

   "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

   Synonyms:
   boast, sport, lark, frolic, romp, run around, amuse, lark about, divert, rollick, disport, cavort, frisk, gambol, feature, skylark

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1. sportnoun

   Synonyms:
   amusement, game, recreation, fun, play, diversion, pastime, jollity, pleasantry, hilarity, gayety, merriment, derision, mockery, ridicule, jeer, plaything, toy, monstrosity, (Slang) sportsman

2. sportverb

   Synonyms:
   frolic, play, caper, disport, exhibit wear, display

How to use Sport in a sentence?

1. Gwen Berry:

   It's as if they [the ruling bodies of track and field] just assume that I shouldn't say anything they consider 'over the line', if you say anything that addresses the reality of racial inequality in this country and in this sport, you're pulled back because it doesn't fit in with how you're expected to perform.

2. Kevin Westgarth:

   The passion and vision of President President Glenda Glover, Dr. Mikki Allen and all of Tennessee State University's leadership in pushing to make hockey a more diverse and inclusive sport through this feasibility study is both inspiring and humbling, through their passion and track record they will be able to create another success story for other schools and communities to chase and ideally emulate. Pair that with National Hockey League incredible community, National Hockey League fan base and wealth of community corporate partners and National Hockey League will collectively take SMASHVILLE and National Hockey League sport to new heights because of their pursuit of excellence on all fronts.

3. United States:

   I think we want to dedicate these performances and this title to all the people that felt like they didn't belong -- or were told that they didn't belong -- in this sport, many times we were told that, even when we teamed up.

4. Briton Edwards:

   There are so many things wrong with World Athletics decision re Diamond League events but what Usain Bolt showed athletics is that it's not about events but personalities and to exclude and alienate one of the sport's true stars @Taylored2jump (Christian Taylor) is beyond comprehension.

5. Mohammed Ali:

   We have experienced problems, but we always say that sport unites people, we are seeing many people from the Gulf, and we can tell that they too have missed Basra.

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