Event
Event noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: figure skating is usually one of the most popular events in the winter Olympics
Game is a synonym for event in competition topic. In some cases you can use "Game" instead a noun "Event", when it comes to topics like performance, sport.
Game
Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: decided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular event | particular game |
| similar | similar event | similar game |
| complete | complete event | complete game |
| regular | regular event | regular game |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, single, actual, entire, real, big, bad, new, given, final, later, titular, next, last, latter, earlier, previous, upcoming. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Love Confession: Misaki does one to Jin in episode 12 although it was partly due to the events of the game/event they were taking part in.
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Misaki does one to Jin in episode 12 although it was partly due to the events of the game/event they were taking part in.
Source: Love Confession -
Unexpected Shmup Level: The flying event accessed in the rainbow maze, a homage to a similar event from Yume Nikki, which has a different movement style to the one used in the rest of the game.
Source: Video Game / .flow
Cite this Source
Game and Event. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/game
Event & Game. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/game>.
Game or Event. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/game.
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