entertainment

[en-ter-teyn-muhnt] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪn mənt /

NOUN

amusement, pleasure

Synonyms

STRONG

ball bash blast celebration cheer clambake delight dissipation distraction diversion enjoyment feast frolic fun gaiety game grins laughs merriment merrymaking party pastime picnic play recreation relaxation relief revelry satisfaction shindig sport spree surprise treat

WEAK

big-time blowout divertissement fun and games good time high time leisure activity lots of laughs regalement wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression dissatisfaction gloom labor melancholy misery need pain profession sadness seriousness sorrow task unhappiness vocation want work

WEAK

chore drudgery

Example Sentences

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If he tried to have a Hollywood birthday, he’d run into the same trouble he had lining up musical entertainment for the nation’s semiquincentennial Freedom 250 event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Workers and their unions in Hollywood—within the entertainment industry more broadly—are worried that the Paramount/Warner deal will take jobs.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Americans spend most of their money on services: dining, recreation, entertainment, banking, healthcare and so forth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

One of the paper's reporters, Tina Dalgleish, responded to an advert for "promotional entertainment work".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As one man commented with admiration: “When the Ragens announce an entertainment it means an entertainment, and folks know it.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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