Synonyms for play
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. playnoun

   Synonyms:
   sport, pastime, amusement, diversion, recreation, gambol, frolic, opportunity, scope, room

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1. play, drama, dramatic playnoun

   a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

   "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, dramatic event, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

2. playnoun

   a theatrical performance of a drama

   "the play lasted two hours"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

3. playnoun

   a preset plan of action in team sports

   "the coach drew up the plays for her team"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

4. maneuver, manoeuvre, playnoun

   a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

   "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

   Synonyms:
   turn, manoeuvre, dramatic play, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, caper, tactical maneuver, romp, gambol, tactics, simulated military operation, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, evasive action, gaming, swordplay, tactic, looseness, fun, drama

5. playnoun

   a state in which action is feasible

   "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

6. playnoun

   utilization or exercise

   "the play of the imagination"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

7. bid, playnoun

   an attempt to get something

   "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"

   Synonyms:
   turn, manoeuvre, fun, bidding, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, dictation, romp, gambol, gaming, sport, tender, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, command, dramatic play, looseness, frolic, drama

8. play, child's playnoun

   activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

   "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, walkover, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, piece of cake, maneuver, duck soup, caper, breeze, pushover, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, snap, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, cinch, picnic, drama

9. playing period, period of play, playnoun

   (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

   "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

10. free rein, playnoun

    the removal of constraints

    "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

11. shimmer, playnoun

    a weak and tremulous light

    "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

12. fun, play, sportnoun

    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, sportswoman, bid, mutant, maneuver, caper, romp, athletics, gaming, merriment, sport, frolic, mutation, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, playfulness, turn, drama

13. looseness, playnoun

    movement or space for movement

    "there was too much play in the steering wheel"

    Synonyms:
    turn, manoeuvre, dramatic play, dissipation, period of play, shimmer, bid, diarrhea, maneuver, romp, dissolution, caper, swordplay, looseness of the bowels, fun, sport, frolic, licentiousness, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, gaming, profligacy, gambol, diarrhoea, looseness, drama

14. play, frolic, romp, gambol, capernoun

    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

    "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

    Synonyms:
    turn, put-on, joke, shoo-in, shimmer, caper, looseness, drama, gambling, maneuver, job, capriole, prank, period of play, free rein, tomboy, fun, sport, blowout, gaming, laugher, walkaway, romp, manoeuvre, dramatic play, swordplay, runaway, trick, gambol, hoyden, antic, bid, frolic, child's play, playing period

15. turn, playnoun

    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

    "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

    Synonyms:
    bend, act, twist, turning, routine, looseness, shimmer, bit, drama, gambling, maneuver, period of play, free rein, caper, fun, crook, turn of events, round, turn, sport, tour, gaming, spell, go, manoeuvre, dramatic play, swordplay, number, gambol, romp, good turn, bid, bout, frolic, child's play, playing period

16. gambling, gaming, playnoun

    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

    "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

17. play, swordplayverb

    the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

18. playverb

    participate in games or sport

    "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

19. playverb

    act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

    "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

20. playverb

    play on an instrument

    "The band played all night long"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

21. act, play, representverb

    play a role or part

    "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

    Synonyms:
    take on, fiddle, dissemble, interpret, bet, spiel, act, bring, make up, behave, run, symbolize, trifle, diddle, meet, lay out, move, roleplay, dally, typify, be, act as, toy, encounter, stand for, playact, flirt, do, make for, wager, represent, stage, exemplify, recreate, pretend, present, comprise, symbolise, work, correspond, constitute, map, wreak, defend

22. playverb

    be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

    "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

23. play, spielverb

    replay (as a melody)

    "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

24. playverb

    perform music on (a musical instrument)

    "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

25. act, play, act asverb

    pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

    "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

    Synonyms:
    pretend, make for, flirt, represent, dissemble, dally, recreate, wager, move, wreak, take on, work, toy, roleplay, playact, bet, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, bring, encounter, trifle, behave, do

26. playverb

    move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

    "The spotlights played on the politicians"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

27. playverb

    bet or wager (money)

    "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

28. play, recreateverb

    engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

    "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"

    Synonyms:
    take on, fiddle, bet, spiel, work, bring, animate, quicken, vivify, run, flirt, trifle, cheer, diddle, meet, roleplay, dally, renovate, act, act as, toy, playact, encounter, make for, hearten, wager, represent, recreate, repair, reanimate, embolden, revive, revivify, wreak

29. playverb

    pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

    "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

30. playverb

    emit recorded sound

    "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

31. playverb

    perform on a certain location

    "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

32. playverb

    put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

    "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

33. play, toyverb

    engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

    "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

34. playverb

    behave in a certain way

    "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

35. play, runverb

    cause to emit recorded audio or video

    "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"

    Synonyms:
    take on, course, fiddle, bet, spiel, work, scat, bring, run away, move, turn tail, melt down, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flirt, trifle, diddle, meet, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, roleplay, dally, endure, bunk, take to the woods, act as, toy, consort, execute, feed, playact, carry, encounter, scarper, make for, unravel, lean, go, wager, die hard, represent, pass, flow, hunt, recreate, race, run for, fly the coop, act, hunt down, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, bleed, black market, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, wreak, ply, operate, melt

36. toy, fiddle, diddle, playverb

    manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

    "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

    Synonyms:
    rook, swindle, fiddle, bet, spiel, act, victimize, bring, gip, shirk, goldbrick, tamper, wager, run, con, flirt, trifle, diddle, monkey, meet, tinker, gyp, roleplay, dally, act as, toy, playact, encounter, make for, defraud, hornswoggle, represent, nobble, bunco, short-change, recreate, work, take on, scam, wreak, mulct, shrink from

37. playverb

    use to one's advantage

    "She plays on her clients' emotions"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

38. dally, trifle, playverb

    consider not very seriously

    "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

    Synonyms:
    take on, fiddle, wanton, bet, spiel, act, romance, run, flirt, trifle, dally, diddle, meet, coquette, piddle, roleplay, chat up, butterfly, act as, toy, encounter, playact, work, dawdle, make for, piddle away, represent, wanton away, frivol, bring, recreate, philander, coquet, mash, wreak, wager

39. playverb

    be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

    "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

40. dally, toy, play, flirtverb

    behave carelessly or indifferently

    "Play about with a young girl's affection"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, bring, wager, flirt, dally, work, meet, take on, coquette, coquet, butterfly, romance, wreak, dawdle, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, philander, act, represent, mash, chat up, encounter, trifle, act as

41. playverb

    cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

    "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

42. act, play, roleplay, playactverb

    perform on a stage or theater

    "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

    Synonyms:
    pretend, make for, flirt, represent, dissemble, dally, recreate, wager, move, wreak, take on, work, toy, roleplay, playact, bet, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, bring, encounter, trifle, behave, do

43. playverb

    be performed or presented for public viewing

    "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

44. bring, work, play, wreak, make forverb

    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

    "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

    Synonyms:
    take on, knead, land, operate, fiddle, bet, process, work, shape, get, impart, add, work out, run, act as, function, put to work, flirt, trifle, take, forge, meet, lick, spiel, solve, make, roleplay, dally, fetch, act, figure out, form, toy, turn, mould, sour, playact, encounter, exploit, make for, go, bestow, represent, do work, mold, bring, recreate, puzzle out, institute, diddle, convey, crop, exercise, bring in, ferment, cultivate, work on, contribute, act upon, influence, wreak, lend, wager

45. playverb

    discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

    "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

46. playverb

    make bets

    "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

47. bet, wager, playverb

    stake on the outcome of an issue

    "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

    Synonyms:
    count, make for, bring, flirt, represent, work, dally, recreate, wager, reckon, look, toy, depend, bet, roleplay, playact, wreak, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, act as, calculate, encounter, trifle, take on

48. playverb

    shoot or hit in a particular manner

    "She played a good backhand last night"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

49. playverb

    use or move

    "I had to play my queen"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

50. playverb

    employ in a game or in a specific position

    "They played him on first base"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

51. meet, encounter, play, take onverb

    contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

    Synonyms:
    conform to, touch, playact, fiddle, bet, spiel, act, take, foregather, gather, fulfill, dally, run, adjoin, find, match, flirt, suffer, acquire, fulfil, diddle, meet, chance, converge, fit, satisfy, receive, act as, toy, assume, forgather, work, encounter, get together, make for, happen, run into, cope with, fill, represent, run across, take over, come across, bring, recreate, roleplay, tackle, trifle, undertake, assemble, contact, bump, take on, accept, admit, wreak, see, adopt, wager

52. playverb

    exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

    "play a hooked fish"

    Synonyms:
    recreate, make for, act, flirt, represent, work, dally, wager, wreak, take on, toy, bet, roleplay, playact, run, fiddle, diddle, meet, spiel, act as, bring, encounter, trifle

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Action
   • Activity
   • Attempt
   • Behave
   • Bet
   • Change
   • Compete
   • Consider
   • Create
   • Deploy
   • Discharge
   • Diversion
   • Exhaust
   • Exploit
   • Freedom
   • Gamble
   • Game
   • Hit
   • Manipulate
   • Movability
   • Move
   • Music
   • Perform
   • Performing Arts
   • Plan Of Action
   • Re-create
   • Show
   • Simulate
   • Sound
   • Theater
   • Travel
   • Use
   • Vice
   • Wit

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. playverb

   Synonyms:
   sport, disport, frolic, skip, frisk, gambol, revel, romp, caper, make merry, make fun

2. playverb

   Synonyms:
   trifle, toy, wanton

3. playverb

   Synonyms:
   game, gambler

4. playverb

   Synonyms:
   act (on the stage), take a part

5. playverb

   Synonyms:
   put in action, put in operation

6. playverb

   Synonyms:
   perform on, play on or upon

7. playverb

   Synonyms:
   act (on the stage), enact, represent, exhibit, perform

8. playverb

   Synonyms:
   personate, act the part of, take the part of

9. playverb

   Synonyms:
   engage in, take part in

10. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    sport, frolic, amusement, pastime, gambols

11. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    drama, tragedy, comedy or farce, dramatic performance

12. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    practice, use, manner of dealing

13. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    scope, swing, elbow-room, opportunity, liberty of action, a fair field

14. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    gaming, gambling

15. playnoun

    Synonyms:
    motion, movement, activity, exercise, action

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. playnoun

   Synonyms:
   game, pastime, amusement, recreation, diversion, sport, disport, gambols, frolic, jest, merriment, action, use, employment, practice, exercise, comedy, drama, melodrama, farce, burlesque, dalliance, toying, twiddling, liberty, scope, swing

   Associated words:
   dramaturgy, dramaturgist, dramatic, dramatize, dramatization, theater, rôle, repertoire

2. playverb

   Synonyms:
   frolic, sport, gambol, disport, frisk, skip, caper, romp, revel, wanton, dally, toy, twiddle, impersonate, personate, act, perform, execute, strum, thrum, gamble, simulate, pretend, feign, dissemble

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

1. List of paraphrases for "play":

   playing, game, plays, playback, perform, played, stake, exhibit, fulfil, replay, reproduce, assume, take, cheek, gaming, gamble, reproduction, games, discharge, set, contribute, be, have, room, gambling, toy

NicknamesRate these nicknames:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of known nicknames for "Play":

   Ольга Play

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Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use play in a sentence?

1. Tim Kaine:

   She wants to play the tough one … she’s not tough.

2. Peter Schwarzenbauer:

   At the moment, drivers spend most of their time looking outside a vehicle. With self-driving cars, interior design will play a very different role. The feelgood factor will be paramount.

3. Ben Wallace:

   This is more than just technical - this is also about behavior, it wasn't that long ago that the United Kingdom and other nations called out China publicly for some of its cyber activity. And if we are going to allow countries access to our markets, I think we should all expect a code of behavior which is fair play.

4. Dave Chappelle:

   Netflix's goal is to be TV, and to be that they have to cover everything, and that's their strength, they have so much content. It's a volume play to cover all of those bases. But when you do that, when you take risks, you're going to cause some controversy. It's impossible not to.

5. Paige Spiranac:

   I had a really rough go of it both times I was here, there was a lot of media, it was really stressful and I found the experience really hard. I said I wasn’t coming back to play.