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sport

[spawrt] / spɔrt /
NOUN
recreational activity; entertainment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
athletics fun game pastime
STRONG
action amusement ball disport diversion exercise frolic gaiety games picnic play pleasure recreation
WEAK
fun and games physical activity
Antonyms
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work
WEAK
seriousness vocation
NOUN
fun, joking
Synonyms
STRONG
badinage banter derision drollery escapade frolic horseplay jest jesting joke jollification jollity kidding merriment mirth mockery mummery nonsense pleasantry raillery teasing tomfoolery trifling
WEAK
practical joke
Antonyms
STRONG
seriousness
NOUN
person who takes kidding
Synonyms
STRONG
buffoon butt joke laughingstock mockery plaything target
WEAK
jestee object of derision object of ridicule
VERB
display, wear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
don
STRONG
exhibit model
WEAK
be dressed in have on show off

Example Sentences

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A total of 22 sports were involved in the Operation Lims investigation, with the number of cases per sport as follows:

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Questions surround the futures of some of the biggest names in the sport.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The people said that while LIV has grown the sport globally, the operation was no longer consistent with the new phase of PIF’s investment strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

This summer’s World Cup was supposed to be the triumphant return of the planet’s favorite sport to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Hitler stressed the importance of physical training in every kind of sport and gymnastics.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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