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gameadjective having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)are you game for going out tonight? amenable, disposed, fain, glad, inclined, minded, ready, willing predisposed, proneaccommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissivefavorable, receptiveprepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swiftdesirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited disinclined, unamenable, unwilling averse, loath(also loth or loathe), reluctant, reticent gamenouna competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prizedecided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner bout, competition, contest, event, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes(also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney athletics, sportbattle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tusslechampionship, national(s)final, nightcap, play-off, semifinalderby, field day, gymkhana, open, outingbiathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlonmarathon, race, ultramarathonheat, round, run, setrally, volleyround-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden deathdead heat, photo finish, seesawclassic a method worked out in advance for achieving some objectivethe crook told his accomplice, "Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money" arrangement, blueprint, design, game plan, ground plan, master plan, plan, program, project, road map, scheme, strategy, system collusion, conspiracy, plotcontrivance, device, gambit, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trickcounterplan, counterstrategymeans, tactic, technique, wayprocedure, protocolconception, idea, projet, proposal, specific(s), specification(s)aim, intent, intention, purposediagram, formula, layout, map, pattern, platform, policy, recipe, setup an attitude or manner not to be taken seriouslythere's no need to get upset, all our teasing is only a game fun, jest, play, sport facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, frivolousness, frothiness, levity, light-mindedness, silliness earnest earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, sobriety, solemnity the activity by which one regularly makes a livingstand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it calling, employment, lay, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation, work call, lifeworkbusiness, enterprise, field, livelihood, living, métier(also metier), racket(slang)assignment, engagement, gig, missionart, craft, handcraft, handicraftappointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situationduty, function, job, load, task, workload avocation, hobby, pursuit a region of activity, knowledge, or influencethe education game simply was no longer of interest to her area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk frontierstudy, subjectterritory, turfoccupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocationambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, widthsubfield, subspecialty n.fun, jest, sport, game, play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter.fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose.played cards just for fun jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing.hurt by remarks said only in jest sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone.teasing begun in sport led to anger game is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun.made game of their poor relations play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief.pretended to strangle his brother in play before the 12th century |