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All pastime synonyms

pas·time
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noun pastime

  • interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
  • foolery — foolish action or conduct.
  • beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
  • entertainment — The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
  • distraction — the act of distracting.
  • amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
  • hobby — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
  • fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
  • biz — Biz is sometimes used to refer to the entertainment business, especially pop music or films.
  • dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
  • escape — An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
  • game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • good time — time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.
  • buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
  • ballgame — any game played with a ball
  • merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
  • field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
  • activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
  • wingding — a noisy, exciting celebration or party.
  • enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
  • clambake — A clambake is a picnic at which clams and other food are served.
  • diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
  • inti — A former basic monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centimos.
  • blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
  • gaming — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
  • whoopeemake whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
  • junketing — Present participle of junket.
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