Game definition

Game as a noun

1. a contest with rules to determine a winner

   "you need four people to play this game"

2. a single play of a sport or other contest

   "the game lasted two hours"

3. an amusement or pastime

   "they played word games"

4. animal hunted for food or sport

5. (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves

6. (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win

   "the game is 6 all"

7. the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

8. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

   "I saw through his little game from the start"

   Same sense: secret plan, plot

9. the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game

   "the child received several games for his birthday"

10. your occupation or line of work

    "he's in the plumbing game"

    Same sense: biz

11. frivolous or trifling behavior

    "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"

Game as an adjective

12. disabled in the feet or legs

    "a game leg"

    Same sense: lame, halt, crippled, halting, gimpy

13. willing to face danger

    Same sense: spirited, gritty, spunky, gamey, gamy, mettlesome

Game as a verb

14. place a bet on

    Same sense: back, bet on, stake, punt, gage

Synonyms and antonyms

• secret plan
• plot
• biz
• lame
• halt
• crippled
• halting
• gimpy
• spirited
• gritty
• spunky
• gamey
• gamy
• mettlesome
• back definition
• bet on
• stake
• punt
• gage

All synonyms of game, sense by sense

How to say game

Game has 1 syllable and rhymes with same. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with game

• same
• name
• came
• became
• claim
• blame
• frame
• shame
• aim
• fame
• flame
• dame

All 34 words that rhyme with game

GAME in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

1

Is GAME a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check GAME in the word checker, or unscramble GAME to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.