Synonyms of the word

gaming

• v. present participle of game.
• n. The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to video games and games of chance.
• n. Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.

diversion

• n. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• n. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
• n. The act of diverting.
• n. Removal of water via a canal.
• n. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
• n. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a…
• n. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of…

gambling

• v. present participle of gamble.
• n. An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill…

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

recreation

• n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• n. The process of recreating something.
• n. The result of this process.

vice

• n. A bad habit.
• n. (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling,…
• n. A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health,…
• n. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
• n. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
• n. (obsolete) A grip or grasp.
• v. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
• adj. in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank.
• prep. instead of, in place of.