Antonyms for amusement
əˈmyuz məntamuse·ment

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1. amusement

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

Matched Categories

1. • Delight
   • Diversion

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amusementnoun

   a feeling of delight at being entertained

   Synonyms:
   entertainment

2. entertainment, amusementnoun

   an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

   Synonyms:
   entertainment

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1. amusementnoun

   Synonyms:
   diversion, entertainment, beguilement, recreation, relaxation, pastime, merriment, fun, sport, pleasure

How to use amusement in a sentence?

1. Angelo Clary:

   We both have our individual relationships with Gayle King and we all are a family, all together, we have our moments when we sit and watch movies all together, we go to amusement parks all together.

2. Ken Martin:

   There are industry standards, but the problem is they’re not law in every state, there needs to be uniformed oversight in all 50 states across the country, and amusement parks need to be more forthcoming with their incident records to advance safety standards.

3. Ken Martin:

   We know for a fact in the industry that the majority of incidents involving amusement park rides is a result of human error, whether it’s from a park operator or guest, accidents don’t happen very often. But when they do, these horrible tragedies occur.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   All zoos actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.

5. Jana Kramer:

   Our entire living room looks like an amusement park. Weve got a ball pit, my husband made this shantytown out of boxes weve gotten from Amazon, which, of course, we wiped down.

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