What are some opposite words for sport?

Antonyms for sport
spɔrt, spoʊrtsport

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term sport.

Wiktionary4.0 / 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 Antonyms5.0 / 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 Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. sport

    Antonyms:
    work, seriousness, business, earnestness

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

Princeton's WordNet2.7 / 3 votes

  1. sport, athleticsnoun

    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

    Synonyms:
    summercater, athletic contest, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, lark, frolic, romp, run around, amuse, lark about, divert, rollick, disport, cavort, frisk, gambol, feature, skylark

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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. Luke Milton:

    When I finished up with professional sport, I really struggled to find that camaraderie and find that mate ship outside of the sport itself, i still get intimidated when I walk into some gym environments. They can be really intimidating places. Looking for a way to bring a positive and team-oriented experience into the fitness industry, Luke Milton founded Training Mate, a fitness studio with an ‘ Aussie ’ flair in West Hollywood, California.

  2. Joe Gibbs:

    I think everybodys crews try and protect their driver, and I think generally what we try and do is separate guys, but we all know emotion runs high. Its a sport that brings a lot of intensity to the racetrack. Everything you put into this, and if you see somebody do something to you that you think goes against whats best for you, theres going to be a price to pay for that.

  3. Tim Conibear:

    Because the sport is risky it attracts kids drawn to risky behavior.

  4. The California-born Pruett:

    Daytona is a magical place for me and I love it, i’ve always said the Rolex 24 at Daytona is like the Super Bowl of Motorsports because you’re bringing the best of the best from all over the world and the challenge of both man and machine is fierce. What better way to say goodbye to the sport I love than at this revered place, surrounded by my respected peers and die-hard fans.

  5. William Shakespeare:

    For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard...

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#71business
#125work
#1291sport
#2137labor
#10055fatigue
#24329seriousness
#35150toil
#62717weariness
#67470earnestness
#80336ennui
#171867lassitude

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