DISPORTED Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

disported

verb

past tense of disport

as in amused

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

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as in played

to engage in activity for amusement a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

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as in danced

to play and run about happily the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

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as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

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But Nicky stays and watches, amused as Lestat declares his new outlook on life.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 22 June 2026
As Nix rehabbed from his second surgery, while also enjoying his new role as a first-time father following the birth of his daughter Riley, he was amused by a fervor sprouting across social media or on radio talk shows about his operation and the recovery that followed.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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When Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks and led them to the 2024 NBA Finals, his two centers — Derek Lively and Daniel Gafford — were exceptional in their roles as lob threats, blocking shots and rolling to the rim.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of played

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Evans, who's also danced for Beyoncé, Ricky Martin, Cardi B and Bad Bunny, performed with Swift on The Eras Tour, which ran from March 2023 to December 2024.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The role of Bobby Child is acted, sung and especially danced by Will Burton, who has the kind magnetic star power that Goodspeed doesn’t often know what to do with.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Definition of danced

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Tourists are seen at the forecourt of the iconic Gateway of India as a digital display of messaging app WhatsApp is displayed, in Mumbai on August 25, 2023.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 July 2026
During the celebration, a state-of-the art-Charlie Daniels hologram will be displayed.

— Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of displayed

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Mexico returned from halftime with great momentum in front of a crowd that had been entertained at halftime by the Mexican band Maná.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was a Jersey Shore landmark that entertained families for decades.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of entertained

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Higgins also recreated Zendaya’s iconic tennis ball heels from the Challengers press tour.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Shooting took place across Ho Chi Minh City and Orange County and Los Angeles, California, in April 2025, with the bulk of the wartime sequences captured on Vietnamese soil rather than recreated on a studio backlot abroad.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2026

Definition of recreated

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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

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On loan from the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, it will be displayed at the British Museum from September 10, 2026, to July 11, 2027, the first time in its nearly 1000-year history the work has been publicly exhibited on British soil.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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