Synonyms and antonyms of General words for entertainment and fun in British Thesaurus

a (good) laugh ()

an activity, experience, or situation that is fun

amusement (noun)

an activity that is provided for entertainment

a (real) hoot ()

something that is fun or funny

crack (noun)

another spelling of craic

craic (noun)

Irishinformal a pleasant conversation or enjoyable time

devilment (noun)

old-fashioned behaviour that is intended to cause trouble but is usually done for fun

distraction (noun)

formal an activity that you can do for fun or entertainment

diversion (noun)

formal an activity that you do for fun

entertainment (noun)

performances that people enjoy

fling (noun)

a short time during which you have a lot of fun, especially before you start doing something more serious

for the hell of it ()

just for fun, and not for any serious reason

frolic (noun)

a happy lively game or activity

fun (noun)

enjoyment, especially from an activity that is not important or serious

fun (noun)

an enjoyable activity

fun and games ()

enjoyable activities

gaieties (noun)

old-fashioned events or activities that are fun

giggle (noun)

Britishspoken something that you do for fun because you think it is funny

high jinks (noun)

old-fashioned the behaviour of people who are excited and having fun

horseplay (noun)

the rough lively play of children

lark (noun)

informal something that you do for fun or excitement

merry-making (noun)

old-fashioned noisy fun and enjoyment

mischief (noun)

behaviour or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people

play (noun)

activities that are done because they are enjoyable and fun, especially by children

play (noun)

the activity of playing for a period of time

pleasure (noun)

the activity of relaxing and enjoying yourself rather than working

quality of life (noun)

the enjoyment of life at a basic level, which includes being happy and healthy, rather than having lots of money

quality time (noun)

time that you spend with someone, usually your partner or child, doing enjoyable things together so that your relationship remains strong

riot (noun)

an event or activity in which a lot of people have fun in a noisy way

romp (noun)

an occasion on which children or animals play or move around in a lively and often noisy way

rough-and-tumble (noun)

rough behaviour when playing

savor ()

the American spelling of savour

savour (noun)

mainly literary enjoyment and excitement

sport (noun)

old-fashioned jokes, or things that you do for fun

wheeze (noun)

Britishold-fashioned an entertaining idea, plan, or joke

when/while the cat’s away (the mice will play) ()

used for saying that people will do what they want and have fun if someone in authority is not there