Synonyms of games

games

noun

plural of game

1

as in tournaments

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize

decided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tournaments
• competitions
• events
• sports
• matches
• contests
• championships
• tourneys
• matchups
• bouts
• sweepstakes
• meets
• athletics
• battles
• races
• skirmishes
• sweep-stake
• semifinals
• scrimmages
• outings
• nationals
• finals
• struggles
• derbies
• marathons
• tussles
• runs
• conflicts
• heats
• rounds
• triathlons
• tugs-of-war
• rallies
• play-offs
• field days
• gymkhanas
• volleys
• rubbers
• classics
• decathlons
• biathlons
• pentathlons
• nightcaps
• seesaws
• sudden deaths
• sets
• heptathlons
• runoffs
• round-robins
• ultramarathons
• dead heats
• photo finishes

2

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

the crook told his accomplice, "Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• strategies
• programs
• blueprints
• projects
• schemes
• systems
• designs
• arrangements
• proposals
• master plans
• road maps
• recipes
• game plans
• ways
• ideas
• devices
• ground plans
• procedures
• techniques
• plots
• tactics
• purposes
• maps
• stratagems
• conspiracies
• maneuvers
• policies
• intentions
• means
• intents
• specifications
• gambits
• tricks
• protocols
• contrivances
• platforms
• collusions
• subterfuges
• conceptions
• formulae
• counter-strategies
• setups
• formulas
• aims
• layouts
• ruses
• patterns
• diagrams
• counterstrategies
• counterplans
• specifics
• projets

3

as in professions

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

stand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professions
• occupations
• vocations
• lines
• works
• employments
• trades
• callings
• jobs
• missions
• tasks
• assignments
• places
• arts
• businesses
• lays
• positions
• crafts
• gigs
• enterprises
• situations
• livelihoods
• rackets
• calls
• engagements
• functions
• loads
• fields
• duties
• lifeworks
• offices
• handicrafts
• appointments
• posts
• livings
• berths
• workloads
• metiers
• handcrafts
• billets
• métiers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

4

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

the education game simply was no longer of interest to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• realms
• domains
• departments
• walks
• fields
• spheres
• kingdoms
• elements
• terrains
• provinces
• specialties
• circles
• arenas
• territories
• disciplines
• studies
• businesses
• fronts
• precincts
• subjects
• confines
• lines
• fiefdoms
• fiefs
• pursuits
• baronies
• bailiwicks
• professions
• firmaments
• demesnes
• frontiers
• occupations
• vocations
• dimensions
• rackets
• scopes
• turfs
• widths
• reaches
• sweeps
• amplitudes
• subspecialties
• compasses
• subfields
• extents
• breadths
• ambits
• turves
• sub-specialties
• kens

Phrases Containing games

• fun and games