Antonyms for play the game
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : geym |
| Phonetic Transcription : geɪm |
- anger
- annoy
- bar
- blackball
- block
- condemn
- contradict
- counter
- decline
- defend
- demur
- deny
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disappoint
- disapprove
- disarrange
- discard
- dislocate
- disobey
- disorder
- dispute
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- dissent
- dissuade
- disturb
- fail
- fight
- forget
- frustrate
- hinder
- ignore
- impede
- limit
- mismatch
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not correspond
- object
- obstruct
- oppose
- prevent
- protest
- rebuff
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- resist
- stop
- turn away
- turn out
- unfit
- unsuit
- upset
- veto
- win
- withhold
Definition of play the game
Origin :- Old English gamen "game, joy, fun, amusement," common Germanic (cf. Old Frisian game "joy, glee," Old Norse gaman, Old Saxon, Old High German gaman "sport, merriment," Danish gamen, Swedish gamman "merriment"), regarded as identical with Gothic gaman "participation, communion," from Proto-Germanic *ga- collective prefix + *mann "person," giving a sense of "people together."
- Meaning "contest played according to rules" is first attested c.1300. Sense of "wild animals caught for sport" is late 13c.; hence fair game (1825), also gamey. Game plan is 1941, from U.S. football; game show first attested 1961.
- As in pander : verb cater to, indulge
- As in play ball : verb cooperate
- As in accept : verb put up with
- As in take it : verb accept, endure
- As in accommodate : verb make, become suitable for something
- As in yield : verb grant, allow
- As in adapt : verb adjust to a different situation or condition
- As in comply : verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
- As in conform : verb adjust, adapt
Synonyms for play the game
- accede
- accept
- acclimate
- accommodate
- accord
- accustom
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- adapt
- adhere to
- adjust
- admit
- agree
- agree to
- alter
- assent
- attune
- be guided by
- be in cahoots
- bear
- bear with
- bend over backwards
- bite the bullet
- bow
- break
- brownnose
- cajole
- capitulate
- cave in
- change
- clean up act
- collaborate
- come around
- comply
- comply with
- compose
- concede
- concur
- conform
- conform to
- consent
- consent to
- conspire
- coordinate
- correspond
- cry uncle
- defer
- defer to
- discharge
- ditto
- don't make waves
- don't rock the boat
- endure
- face the music
- fail
- fall all over
- fall in with
- familiarize
- fashion
- fit
- fit in
- fold
- follow
- follow beaten path
- follow the crowd
- fulfill
- get act together
- get used to
- give in
- give out
- give up
- go along with
- go by the book
- go with the flow
- gratify
- grin and bear it
- grow used to
- habituate
- hang tough
- harmonize
- integrate
- join forces
- join in
- keep
- knuckle to
- knuckle under
- lay it on
- live with
- make
- make consistent
- make room
- massage
- match
- meet halfway
- mind
- modify
- move over
- obey
- observe
- participate
- perform
- permit
- play ball
- play the game
- play up to
- please
- politic
- prepare
- proportion
- pull together
- put out
- put up with
- quadrate
- qualify
- quit
- readjust
- recognize
- reconcile
- reconciliate
- remodel
- respect
- revise
- roll over and play dead
- roll with punches
- run with the pack
- satisfy
- settle
- shape
- shape up
- sit still for
- snow
- soap
- soften up
- square
- stand
- stand for
- stay in line
- stick it out
- stick together
- stomach
- straighten up
- stroke
- submit
- submit to
- suck up to
- suffer
- suit
- surrender
- swallow
- tailor
- tailor-make
- take
- take one's lumps
- take one's medicine
- throw in towel
- toe the line
- toe the mark
- tolerate
- toss it in
- tune
- waive
- work together
- yes one
- yield
- yield to
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