disports

verb

present tense third-person singular of disport
1
as in amuses
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

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2
as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

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3
as in dances
to play and run about happily the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

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4
as in displays
to present so as to invite notice or attention football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disports
  1. amuses
  2. plays
  3. dances
  4. displays
  5. entertains
  6. recreates
  7. hops
  8. exhibits
Verb
  • According to the inner circle, the mythology is something that amuses Vernon more than anything else.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
  • And Griffin Hanson amuses in several small roles.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of amuses
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  • Beyond serving as an incentive and accountability mechanism in the human academic research ecosystem, there are commercial incentives for discovery, and credit plays a different role in that setting.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Park Hae-il plays the head of a newspaper’s social affairs desk, and Lee Min-ho a rookie reporter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of plays
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  • First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Noa dances viciously, slamming her body raw in front of the stage.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dances
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  • This exhibit displays body parts and specimens crucial to human development and reproduction.
    — Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Power consumption is measured at the wall using a Kill-A-Watt power meter, which displays the test bed's total power in each test.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of displays
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  • Founded in 1961 and housed in a historic church, the theater entertains audiences in its 416-seat auditorium with musicals and plays produced by professionals from around the country.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Emma Woodhouse entertains herself by meddling in the romantic affairs of her neighbors.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of entertains
Verb
  • By sticking to the transcripts, McCarthy recreates a dialogue that was never meant to be heard by ordinary ears.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But her relatives gave more than off-camera tips as Ba’s Book recreates the director’s father and his life in Vietnam alongside his relatives on camera.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of recreates
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  • Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For the classy music video, Legend hops behind his Yamaha piano to perform the ethereal track with some help from the Hollywood Cinematic Orchestra, who are suited and booted.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hops
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  • General maturity—how someone presents themselves, exhibits accountability, practices focused listening and possesses emotional intelligence is essential.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Although most planets spin with their rotational axes generally upright with respect to their orbital plane, Uranus exhibits an extreme axial tilt, causing its spin to resemble something more akin to a steady roll.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibits
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“Disports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disports. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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