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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Her final credit was a voice-acting role in the 2016 video game “Let It Die.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

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

There’s no Dance Central video game here, like at Hannah’s.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina