video game

[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

NOUN

game on computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

computer game

WEAK

Nintendo™ Playstation™ Xbox™ computerized game electronic game

Example Sentences

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The featured trailer promoted “One Spoon of Chocolate,” the RZA’s recently released blaxploitation-style revenge thriller, but the show also pushed other official Wu-Tang merchandise, including a video game.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

These include YouTuber Markiplier's horror film Iron Lung, adapted from a video game and set in a submarine.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They chitter like birds, or like an ’80s video game laser gun.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Another promoter I was talking to said that it feels like every event now, you’re playing the video game on hard mode.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“Suit yourself. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lemoncello has a real video game console upstairs.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein