Synonyms 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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

1. • Delight
   • Diversion

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shits and giggles

   for pleasure or enjoyment

   he often went to the abandoned house for amusement.

   Submitted by acronimous on March 26, 2018  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amusementnoun

   Synonyms:
   entertainment, diversion, sport, DISPORT, play, fun, frolic, recreation, relaxation, pastime, game

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1. amusementnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "amusement":

   entertainment, fun, pleasure, attraction, distraction

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How to use amusement in a sentence?

1. Samuel Johnson:

   While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.

2. Errol Alden:

   A family vacation to an amusement park - or a trip to the grocery store, a football game or school - should not result in children becoming sickened by an almost 100 percent preventable disease, we are fortunate to have an incredibly effective tool that can prevent our children from suffering. That is so rare in medicine.

3. 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.

4. Bob Barnes:

   It was honestly like being in an amusement park.

5. Yvonne Padmos:

   In a world where words are often mere amusement, it is imperative to forge a new dictionary that enlightens the masses on the true worth of spoken words. For those who underestimate its power, fail to realize the energy they emit and the consequences they yield. What we give with our words, we receive - a universal balance that demands understanding and respect.