entertainments

noun

plural of entertainment
1
as in amusements
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public we didn't stay for the featured entertainment because we don't care for comedy acts the film is purely for entertainment and not meant to be taken seriously

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2
as in diversions
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment what do you do for entertainment in this town?

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Recent Examples of entertainments Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Among the New Wave of American filmmakers in the mid-’70s, Spielberg and his friend George Lucas stood out as directors with ambitions to make old-fashioned popular entertainments. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Often, producers of these entertainments answer that question through music. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 The park allow visitors to experience the movie stories; the movies remind you of the park rides; the whole reminds you of beloved childhood entertainments. — Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The party was a most enjoyable dance, typical of the charming informal entertainments for which the club is noted. — From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Feb. 2026 Television, which greeted the new year with fresh entertainments of all shapes and sizes. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there. — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025 Music isn’t losing ground just to isolationist listening habits but also to the broader explosion of competing entertainments—on-demand TV and film, immersive gaming platforms, social media. — Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainments
  1. amusements
  2. diversions
  3. recreations
  4. delights
  5. pleasures
  6. fun
Noun
  • Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of amusements
Noun
  • Clever architecture means that the hotel’s true scale—and make no mistake, this is a bells-and-whistles resort with enough diversions to keep guests occupied for weeks—is hidden until the final moment.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While sprawling resorts have long offered a menu of diversions, hotels are now catering to travelers’ desire for hands-on learning with immersive experiences led by local artisans.
    — Julia Eskins, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of diversions
Noun
  • But even those recreations are cut in with actual archival footage, so they are connected.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Apple Corps will use sets and props from the films to bring fans into immersive recreations of the Cavern, Abbey Road, Shea Stadium, Savile Row, and more locations that are integral to the band’s history.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of recreations
Noun
  • See 15 inflatables and eight animatronics lining the lawn, creating a scene that’s both eerie and whimsical to delights neighbors.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Grenada The new year marks the 150th anniversary of Spicemas, the annual August carnival in Grenada, which is known as the Spice Island due to its cultivation of nutmeg, cloves and other scented delights.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of delights
Noun
  • Much of the thrill of Good Time is just the familiar pleasures of the format.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But unfortunately, all these pleasures prove to be fleeting in the face of the film’s problems.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasures
Noun
  • And senior Donavyn Pellot joined the fun Saturday, recording the first interception of his career and returning it 67 yards, flipping the field, and turning the tide of the game.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Milhouse’s wishes come true when the Grand Pumpkin turns out to be real, but he’s pissed that humans carve up his pumpkin brothers and sisters for fun.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of fun

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“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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