Definitions

field day

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amusement n.
comedy n.
diversion n.
festival n.
recreation n.
spree n.

NOUN

amusement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delight diversion enjoyment hilarity laughter pleasure

STRONG

action ball beguilement cheer entertainment fun gratification grins hoopla laughs merriment mirth picnic play pleasing whoopee

WEAK

fun and games gladdening high time merry-go-round regalement

Antonyms

STRONGEST

gloom melancholy misery pain sorrow trouble unhappiness

STRONG

depression drudgery sadness work

WEAK

boredom

NOUN

comedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farce fun humor satire sitcom

STRONG

ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funnies funniness grins hilarity hoopla humorousness interlude laughs merry-go-round picnic schtick slapstick takeoff travesty vaudeville witticism wittiness

WEAK

chaffing comic drama comicalness drollness fun and games gag show high camp high time jesting joking light entertainment send-up wisecracking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sadness tragedy

STRONG

seriousness

NOUN

diversion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusement distraction fun pastime pleasure

STRONG

ball beguilement delectation delight dissipation enjoyment frivolity game gratification grins hoopla laughs levity merry-go-round picnic play relaxation relish sport whoopee

WEAK

disport divertissement fun and games high time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

work

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

chore task vocation

NOUN

festival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anniversary commemoration competition fair feast gala holiday

STRONG

carnival entertainment festivities fete fiesta jubilee merrymaking treat

NOUN

recreation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusement diversion enjoyment fun hobby pleasure relaxation

STRONG

avocation ball dissipation distraction ease entertainment exercise festivity frolic game hilarity holiday jollity laughs mirth pastime picnic play playtime refreshment relief repose sport vacation

WEAK

R and R disport divertissement fun and games leisure activity rec rollick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sadness sorrow unhappiness vocation work

STRONG

difficulty drudgery profession task

WEAK

labor

NOUN

spree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

binge celebration orgy rampage

STRONG

bacchanalia ball bash caper carousal carousing fling frolic jag jamboree junket lark merry-go-round party revel rip splurge tear

WEAK

high jinks high time spending expedition

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field day

My Oura ring had a field day figuring out my crappy sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

This might be a rare moment for stock-pickers to have a field day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Someone with a parasocial attachment to the pair would have a field day trying to decipher which of the album’s eight tracks are about the other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

Maro Itoje has had a field day on occasions so far on the tour, but he is going to experience a pressure he hasn't been under yet.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

Crazy thing was, the next day at school we were having a field day, and I was paired on a relay race team with Lu.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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