Synonyms of disport

disport

verb

1

as in to amuse

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied

disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amuse
• entertain
• regale
• distract
• occupy
• delight
• divert
• solace
• appease
• engross
• please
• busy
• engage
• interest
• immerse
• involve
• indulge
• console
• comfort
• beguile
• pleasure
• captivate
• gratify
• enchant
• charm
• bewitch
• pamper
• propitiate
• hypnotize
• humor
• placate
• intrigue
• content
• spoil
• enthrall
• conciliate
• absorb
• oblige
• fascinate
• soothe
• coddle
• mollify
• pacify
• mesmerize
• grip
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bore
• wear
• weary
• exhaust
• wear out
• drain
• tire
• jade
• fatigue
• bother
• enervate
• disturb
• aggravate
• harass
• vex
• annoy
• perturb
• pester
• bug
• exasperate
• upset
• chafe
• harry
• gall
• fret
• irk
• pique
• grate
• nettle
• peeve

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• frolic
• sport
• recreate
• entertain
• amuse
• toy
• relax
• rollick
• cavort
• delight
• joke
• skylark
• romp
• gambol
• rest
• please
• trifle
• dally
• dabble
• frisk
• tease
• hang
• divert
• idle
• jest
• fiddle (around)
• dawdle
• bum (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• putter (around)
• loaf
• screw around
• hang about
• slack (off)
• goldbrick
• mess around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• slave
• toil
• strive
• labor
• struggle
• plug (away)
• sweat
• strain
• drudge
• plod

3

as in to cavort

to play and run about happily

the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cavort
• dance
• gambol
• frolic
• sport
• hop
• romp
• leap
• rollick
• revel
• lark
• caper
• skip
• cut capers
• frisk
• tumble
• carouse
• prance
• bound
• curvet
• roister
• lope
• spring
• trip
• kick up one's heels
• horse around
• cut up
• carry on
• fool around
• clown
• roughhouse
• kite
• skylark
• joyride

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stew
• pout
• sulk
• mope

4

as in to display

to present so as to invite notice or attention

football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• display
• exhibit
• show
• flash
• expose
• sport
• unveil
• produce
• parade
• flaunt
• wave
• announce
• strut
• show off
• lay out
• advertise
• proclaim
• reveal
• discover
• air
• flourish
• divulge
• brandish
• broadcast
• tell (of)
• publicize
• post
• herald
• bare
• sound
• uncover
• blaze
• trumpet
• talk (about)
• unmask
• placard
• uncloak

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disguise
• mask
• camouflage
• conceal
• hide
• cover
• curtain
• veil
• obscure
• occlude
• enshroud
• shroud
• occult

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disport

Zeman has disported himself as one of Putin’s most outspoken allies inside the European Union, in particular as an opponent of the sanctions imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in 2014. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2017

Today, in the face of widespread public revulsion, some of the marchers discover that being identified disporting themselves has unpleasant consequences. — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 14 Aug. 2017

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