Antonyms for played
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pley |
| Phonetic Transcription : pleɪ |
Definition of played
Origin :- Old English plegan, plegian "move rapidly, occupy or busy oneself, exercise; frolic; make sport of, mock; perform music," from West Germanic *plegan "occupy oneself about" (cf. Old Saxon plegan "vouch for, take charge of," Old Frisian plega "tend to," Middle Dutch pleyen "to rejoice, be glad," German pflegen "take care of, cultivate"), from PIE root *dlegh- "to engage oneself," forming words in Celtic, Germanic, Slavic, and possibly Latin.
- Meaning "to take part in a game" is from c.1200. Opposed to work (v.) since late 14c. Related: Played; playing. To play up "emphasize" is from 1909; to play down "minimize" is from 1930; to play along "cooperate" is from 1929. To play with oneself "masturbate" is from 1896; play for keeps is from 1861, originally of marbles or other children's games with tokens. To play second fiddle in the figurative sense is from 1809 ("Gil Blas"). To play into the hands (of someone) is from 1705. To play the _______ card is attested from 1886; to play fair is from mid-15c. To play (something) safe is from 1911; to play favorites is attested from 1902. For play the field see field (n.).
- verb have fun
- verb compete in sport
- verb act; take the part of
- verb gamble, risk
- verb produce music
- When he "played" with Baby Akemit thereafter, the pretence was not all with the child.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Just take a few letters and see the way this game is played.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- But he has played so many of these jokes that they begin to lose their effect.
- Extract from : « Monsieur du Muroir (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- George had often played with his own friends, but never before with total strangers.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- For he had been painfully conscious now and then that he played but second fiddle.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- If she were skillful and played things right, who could tell?
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The lame girl who played the violin limped down the corridor into the ward.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- They talked of books, of music—Christine played well in a dashing way.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- So she wore the sacrificial air of a young nun and played "The Holy City."
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I played as heartily as I worked, but I studied with a will, too, and passed a score of mates.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Synonyms for played
- act the part of
- amuse oneself
- be life of party
- be on a team
- bet
- blow
- bow
- caper
- carouse
- carry on
- cavort
- challenge
- chance
- clown
- contend
- contest
- cut capers
- cut up
- dally
- dance
- discourse
- disport
- divert
- do
- drum
- enact
- engage in
- entertain oneself
- execute
- exploit
- fiddle
- fidget
- finesse
- finger
- fool around
- frisk
- frolic
- gambol
- game
- go on a spree
- ham
- ham it up
- hazard
- horse around
- idle away
- impersonate
- jockey
- joke
- jump
- kibitz
- kick up heels
- lay an egg
- lay money on
- let go
- let loose
- let one's hair down
- make merry
- maneuver
- manipulate
- mess around
- operate
- participate
- pedal
- perform
- personate
- play a gig
- playact
- portray
- present
- put
- read a part
- recreate
- rejoice
- render
- represent
- revel
- rival
- romp
- set
- show off
- skip
- speculate
- sport
- stake
- take
- take on
- take part
- take the role of
- tickle
- toy
- tread the boards
- trifle
- vie
- wager
- work
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