Synonyms and antonyms of General words relating to sports and games in British Thesaurus

sport (noun)

British sports in general

game (noun)

a type of sport

support (verb)

to like a particular sports team and to encourage them to win, especially by going to see their matches

spectator sport (noun)

a sport that a lot of people enjoy watching

extreme sport (noun)

a sport or activity that is exciting and dangerous, for example bungee jumping, white-water rafting, or base jumping

law (noun)

British a rule in sport

away (adjective)

an away game or match is one in which a team goes to their opponents’ ground to play. A home game is one in which a team plays in its own ground.

return (adjective)

a return match, game etc is the second one that is played between two opponents or teams

friendly (adjective)

a friendly game is not part of a competition but is played for fun or to practise skills

in hand (British)

British if a player or team has a game in hand, they have played one game less than an opponent

away (adverb)

if a sports team plays away, they go to their opponents’ ground to play a game. If they play in their own ground, they play at home

caxirola (noun)

an object used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

contact sport (noun)

a sport such as rugby, boxing, or American football in which the players have strong or violent physical contact with each other

Olympic (adjective)

relating to the Olympic Games

Paralympic (adjective)

relating to or taking part in the Paralympic Games

pickup (adjective)

American a pickup game is played by a group of people who do not always know each other, but suddenly decide they want to play together

preseason (adjective)

relating to the time before the season for a particular sport begins

rattle (noun)

British a wooden object that you turn to make a loud knocking noise, especially at a football match

sporting (adjective)

relating to sport, or used in sport

sports (noun)

relating to sports, or involved in sports

vuvuzela (noun)

a long plastic horn that makes a very loud noise, blown by fans at football matches in South Africa

zero-sum game (noun)

a situation in which one person can win only what another person loses