Synonyms for sport
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spawrt, spohrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɔrt, spoʊrt |
Top 10 synonyms for sport Other synonyms for the word sport
- be dressed in
- buffoon
- butt
- derision
- disport
- diversion
- drollery
- escapade
- exercise
- exhibit
- frolic
- fun and games
- gaiety
- games
- have on
- horseplay
- jest
- jestee
- jesting
- joke
- jollification
- jollity
- kidding
- laughingstock
- laughter
- merriment
- mirth
- mock
- mockery
- model
- mummery
- nonsense
- object of derision
- object of ridicule
- physical activity
- picnic
- play
- plaything
- pleasantry
- pleasure
- practical joke
- raillery
- recreation
- scorn
- show off
- target
- teasing
- tomfoolery
- trifling
Définition of sport
Origin :- c.1400, "to take pleasure, to amuse oneself," from Anglo-French disport, Old French desport "pastime, recreation, pleasure," from desporter "to divert, amuse, please, play" (see disport). Sense of "to amuse oneself by active exercise in open air or taking part in some game" is from late 15c. Meaning "to wear" is from 1778. Related: Sported; sporting.
- noun recreational activity; entertainment
- noun fun, joking
- noun person who takes kidding
- verb display, wear
- I never saw a girl of her age bid fairer to be the sport of mankind.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- If you are really out just for sport and curiosity, I'm sorry for you.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- My brother Digby has no sport in him, and he is much bigger than me, besides.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He had fished all his life—had Good Indian—and had found joy in the sport.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- But this ordeal combat was far removed from the domain of sport.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- He was more interested in the science of the bow than in the sport of it.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- There was little roughness in the sport, and much playfulness.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Should a man of quality incline to sport there was ever something to attract him.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Let us see what sort of sport the bull-pups make in the baiting of him!
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But there was one man amongst them who particularly enjoyed the sport.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
Antonyms for sport
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