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fun and games

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
field day 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 field day 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 field day high time
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
STRONG
seriousness
WEAK
chore task vocation
NOUN
entertainment
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 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
NOUN
festivity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bash festival hoopla
STRONG
amusement blowout carousal clambake conviviality do entertainment fun gaiety happiness hilarity jamboree jollity joviality joyfulness levity merriment merrymaking mirth party pleasure revel shindig sport whoopee
WEAK
reveling revelment wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
frolic
Synonyms
STRONG
antic drollery escapade fun gaiety gambol game joke joviality lark merriment play prank romp shenanigan skylarking sport spree tomfoolery trick
WEAK
high jinks monkeyshines
Antonyms
STRONG
sadness seriousness work
NOUN
horseplay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hijinks misbehavior rowdiness
STRONG
antics buffoonery capers clowning pranks shenanigans tomfoolery
WEAK
fooling around rough-housing
NOUN
merriment/merrymaking
Synonyms
WEAK
brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality festivity frolic fun gaiety glee happiness hilarity hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughs laughter levity liveliness mirth picnic recreation revel revelry self-indulgence shindig sport whoopee wingding
Antonyms
WEAK
sadness sorrow unhappiness
NOUN
pastime
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amusement diversion fun hobby recreation
STRONG
distraction entertainment game play relaxation sport
Antonyms
STRONGEST
profession vocation work
STRONG
labor
WEAK
task
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 field day leisure activity rec rollick
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sadness sorrow unhappiness vocation work
STRONG
difficulty drudgery profession task
WEAK
labor
NOUN
sport
Synonyms
STRONGEST
athletics fun game pastime
STRONG
action amusement ball disport diversion exercise frolic gaiety games picnic play pleasure recreation
WEAK
physical activity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
WEAK
seriousness vocation
NOUN
task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assignment burden business duty effort exercise function project responsibility undertaking work
STRONG
bother calling charge employment enterprise errand gig grind grindstone headache labor load millstone mission nuisance occupation office onus pain province stint strain tax toil trouble vocation
WEAK
daily grind deadweight long row to hoe
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irresponsibility
STRONG
aid benefit blessing entertainment fun good health happiness health help hobby idleness inactivity pastime pleasure unemployment

Example Sentences

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“But to them it was just fun and games, I guess.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Klimpert, who was a partner at Meyer/Glass, said working in a toy-design studio wasn’t fun and games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

There’s an old adage regarding dangerous behavior: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Untrammeled dishonesty is all fun and games until it comes for you.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

They’ve formed a circle, playing some sort of game—as if this were a time for fun and games.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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