" played "

1: to engage in activity for amusement;

  * e.g., " ... told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dallied,

•  disported,

•  frolicked,

•  recreated,

•  rollicked,

•  skylarked,

•  sported,

•  toyed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to present a portrayal or performance of;

  * e.g., " ... played Hamlet in the campus production of the classic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acted,

•  did,

•  impersonated,

•  interpreted,

•  performed,

•  portrayed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior;

  * e.g., " ... stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acted,

•  impersonated,

•  masqueraded (as),

•  personated,

•  posed (as)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to engage in activity for amusement;

  * e.g., " ... told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dally,

•  disport,

•  frolic,

•  recreate,

•  rollick,

•  skylark,

•  sport,

•  toy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to present a portrayal or performance of;

  * e.g., " ... played Hamlet in the campus production of the classic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  do,

•  impersonate,

•  interpret,

•  perform,

•  portray

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior;

  * e.g., " ... stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  impersonate,

•  masquerade (as),

•  personate,

•  pose (as)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take unfair advantage of;

  * e.g., " ... the candidate played on the voters' prejudices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  capitalize (on),

•  cash in (on),

•  exploit,

•  impose (on or upon),

•  leverage,

•  milk,

•  pimp,

•  use,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means;

  * e.g., " ... played upon the customer's vanity to convince her to buy the expensive makeup kit "

•  Synonyms : 

•  exploit,

•  manipulate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously;

  * e.g., " ... please don't play with the telephone "

•  Synonyms : 

•  diddle (with),

•  fiddle (with),

•  fool (with),

•  mess (with),

•  monkey (with),

•  tamper (with),

•  tinker (with),

•  toy (with),

•  twiddle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in fooled around, catted (around);

•  Synonyms : 

•  catted (around),

•  fooled around,

•  fornicated,

•  tomcatted (around),

•  womanized,

•  cheated,

•  philandered,

•  screwed around,

•  stepped out,

•  copulated,

•  coupled,

•  lay,

•  made out,

•  mated,

•  slept,

•  lusted

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... out of sheer envy, she would always play down her sister's accomplishments "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad-mouthed,

•  belittled,

•  cried down,

•  decried,

•  denigrated,

•  deprecated,

•  depreciated,

•  derogated,

•  diminished,

•  discounted,

•  dismissed,

•  disparaged,

•  dissed,

•  kissed off,

•  minimized,

•  poor-mouthed,

•  put down,

•  ran down,

•  talked down,

•  trashed,

•  trash-talked,

•  vilipended,

•  wrote off

•  Antonyms : 

•  acclaimed,

•  applauded,

•  exalted,

•  extolled,

•  glorified,

•  lauded,

•  magnified,

•  praised

2: to reduce in apparent importance;

  * e.g., " ... if you play down your part in the project, you won't get the credit you deserve "

•  Synonyms : 

•  de-emphasized,

•  downplayed,

•  soft-pedaled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make complete use of;

  * e.g., " ... we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absorbed,

•  burned,

•  consumed,

•  depleted,

•  devoured,

•  drained,

•  drew down,

•  exhausted,

•  expended,

•  spent,

•  used up

•  Antonyms : 

•  renewed,

•  replaced

1: to indicate the importance of by centering attention on;

  * e.g., " ... that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accented,

•  accentuated,

•  emphasized,

•  featured,

•  foregrounded,

•  highlighted,

•  illuminated,

•  pointed (up),

•  pressed,

•  punctuated,

•  stressed

•  Antonyms : 

•  de-emphasized,

•  played down

1: depleted in strength, energy, or freshness;

  * e.g., " ... I'm just played out after the week I've had "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all in,

•  aweary,

•  beat,

•  beaten,

•  bleary,

•  burned-out,

•  bushed,

•  dead,

•  done,

•  drained,

•  exhausted,

•  fatigued,

•  jaded,

•  knackered,

•  limp,

•  logy,

•  pooped,

•  prostrate,

•  spent,

•  tapped out,

•  tired,

•  tuckered (out),

•  washed-out,

•  wearied,

•  weary,

•  wiped out,

•  worn,

•  worn-out

•  Antonyms : 

•  unwearied