Fun
Fun noun - An attitude or manner not to be taken seriously.
Usage example: when I said that playing the piano like that could get you arrested, I only said it in fun
Sport
Sport noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.
Usage example: I don't care terribly whether I actually catch any fish, as I'm just doing this for sport
Fun is a synonym for sport in entertainment topic. You can use "Fun" instead the word "Sport" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as work, gaiety, jest, playfulness. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
-
Subverted for arena duelists, though, who are generally in it for the sport/fun (they overwhelmingly play fair with only one exception), are respectful to each other and everyone else, and don't have a stick up the rear about it.
Source: Literature / Tales of MU - He does like fighting when it's done for fun or sport.
Source: Father, I Don't Want To Fight -
Where previously, he'd been playing out of sport and fun, Jurneau utterly annihilates his opponent in the most absolute way possible.
Source: Tranquil Fury
Cite this Source
Sport and Fun. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fun/sport
Fun & Sport. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fun/sport>.
Sport or Fun. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fun/sport.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "fun" and "sport" have occurred on timeline