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

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Vagner loved the Santa Monica Pier, which he’d seen in a video game he’d played with his teenage son in Rio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In other corporate news, French video game giant Ubisoft saw its shares plunge around 11 percent after it reported disappointing annual results and forecast further pain in the coming year.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Yang, 41, also writes essays, manga and video game scripts.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Where’s Dad? We want to tell him about the video game tournament.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon