Pastime and Work

Opposite meaning words

Pastime noun - A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).

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Work is an antonym for pastime in leisure activity topic.

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Pastime is an antonym for work in topics: business, achievement, labor.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old pastime	old work
physical	physical pastime	physical work
usual	usual pastime	usual work
complete	complete pastime	complete work
Other adjectives: regular, popular, actual, great, little, main, new, classic, older, favorite.

Since they can't work, they have nothing better to do than stay at home and watch daytime soaps, and since watching soaps is generally seen as a female pastime, a man who does so is seen as having lost everything.

Source: Daytime Drama Queen

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Work and Pastime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pastime/work

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Work or Pastime. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pastime/work.

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