play
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- verb
- noun
- phrase
Synonyms for play
amuse yourself
take part in
Synonyms
- take part in
- be involved in
- engage in
- participate in
- compete in
- be in a team for
perform on
Synonyms
- perform on
- strum
- make music on
amusement
drama
Synonyms
- drama
- show
- performance
- piece
- comedy
- entertainment
- tragedy
- farce
- soap opera
- pantomime
- stage show
- television drama
- radio play
- masque
- dramatic piece
movement
in play
Synonyms
- in or for fun
- for sport
- for a joke
- for a lark
- as a prank
- for a jest
play around: fool around
Synonyms
- fool around
- toy
- fiddle
- trifle
- mess around
- take something lightly
play around: philander
Synonyms
- philander
- have an affair
- carry on
- fool around
- dally
- sleep around
- womanize
- play away from home
play at something
Synonyms
- pretend to be
- pose as
- impersonate
- make like
- profess to be
- assume the role of
- give the appearance of
- masquerade as
- pass yourself off as
play ball
Synonyms
- cooperate
- play the game
- show willing
- pitch in
- play along
- go along with the plan
play on or upon something
Synonyms
- take advantage of
- abuse
- exploit
- impose on
- trade on
- misuse
- milk
- make use of
- utilize
- profit by
- capitalize on
- turn to your account
play something down
Synonyms
play something up
Synonyms
- emphasize
- highlight
- underline
- magnify
- stress
- accentuate
- foreground
- point up
- call attention to
- turn the spotlight on
- bring to the fore
play up: hurt
Synonyms
- hurt
- be painful
- bother you
- trouble you
- be sore
- pain you
- give you trouble
- give you gyp
play up: malfunction
Synonyms
- malfunction
- not work properly
- be on the blink
- be wonky
play up: be awkward
Synonyms
- be awkward
- misbehave
- give trouble
- be disobedient
- give someone grief
- be stroppy
- be bolshie
play up to someone
Synonyms
- butter up
- flatter
- pander to
- crawl to
- get in with
- suck up to
- curry favour with
- toady
- fawn over
- keep someone sweet
- kiss someone's ass
- brown-nose
- bootlick
- ingratiate yourself to
play with something
Synonyms
- toy with
- wiggle
- fiddle with
- jiggle
- waggle
- mess about with
- fidget with