Synset:diversion
Examples:
- scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
- for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
- drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
Derivationally Related Form:recreatedivertrecreational
Hypernyms:activity
Inherited Hypernyms:diversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:amusementanticathleticsbathingcapercelebrationchild's playdancedancingentertainmentescapadeescapeescapismeurhythmicseurhythmyeurythmicseurythmyfestivityfrolicfungamblinggambolgamegaminginterestjestjocularityjokelarkmerrimentnight lifenightlifepastimeplayplayfulnessprankpursuitput-onrompsaltationsportterpsichoretrick
Full Hyponyms:
a cappella singingacrobaticsadagioagonamerican footballanglinganticapache danceapache devil danceapril foolarcheryathletic gameauto racingavocationbadmintonbait castingball gameballetballroom dancingbanking gamebaseballbasketballbathebathingbattledorebattuebeaglingbeguilementbeguinebel cantobelly dancebelly flopbetbicyclingbillblood sportboat racingbobsleddingbolerobowingboxingbreak dancingbroad jumpbubble dancebuck-and-wingbuffoonerybullfightingbunny hugbustcabaretcakewalkcamel racingcancancantillationcard trickcariocacarnivalcarolingcarousecastcastingcatchcelebrationcha-chacharadescharlestoncircusclassical balletcliff divingclock golfclog dancecockfightingcoloraturacomedy balletcomputer gamecongacontact sportcorn dancecotillioncounterdemonstrationcountry-dancecourantecoursingcourt gamecrabcrap shootingcrapscricketcrooningcroquetcross-country ridingcross-country skiingcurvetcyclingdaily doubledaisy cutterdancingdanse macabreday gamedead-man's floatdeck tennisdeer huntingdemonstrationdionysiadipdirty trickdisplaydivedo-si-dodoctordog showdouble stoppingdoublesdramatic productiondressagedrolleryduckingducks and drakesdune cyclingedutainmenteightsomeeisteddfodencoreentertainmentequestrian sportescapadeescapeeurythmyexactaexhibitionexposureextemporizationextravaganzafan dancefandangofantanfarandoleferiafestivalfield gamefield hockeyfightfigure skatingfilm festivalfiremanfishingfive-hitterfivesflamencoflipflirtfloatingfly-fishingfly castingflying marefolk dancingfollyfootballfosbury flopfour-hitterfox-trotfox huntingfunfunambulismgainergalagamblinggamegame of chancegavotteghost dancegolfgreco-roman wrestlinggreyhound racingguessing gamegymnasticshabanerahalf gainerhandballhardballharmonizationhigh jumphighland flinghornpipehorse racinghorseplayhorseshowhotfoothousehulahumminghunthurlinghydroplane racingice hockeyice showice skatingin-fightinginterludeinterpretive danceintonationisthmian gamesjackknifejai alaijam sessionjazz festivaljestjigjinksjitterbugjudojugglejumpingkaraokekwanzaalacrosselancerslandlerlecture demonstrationleg-pulllight showlindylongwayslotterylucky dipludi saeculareslugingmagic trickmambomardi grasmatch playmazurkamedal playmerrymakingmeshugaasmilitainmentmind gameminiature golfminuetmodern balletmodern dancemorris dancemotorcyclingmusical performancenaturalnautchnemean gamesnetballnight gamenightlifeno-hit gamenude dancingnumbers pooloktoberfestolympian gamesone-hitterone-night standone-steporgyoutdoor gameoutdoor sportovercastpachinkopaintballpallonepaper chaseparadeparimutuelparlaypart-singingparty gamepas de deuxpas de quatrepas de troispas seulpaso doblepastimepavaneperfect gameperformancephrasepiaffepigstickingpinballpipingpiss-upplace betplayplayingpleasantrypolkapolopony-trekkingpractical jokepresentationprestidigitationprisoner's baseproductionprofessional baseballprofessional basketballprofessional boxingprofessional footballprofessional golfprofessional tennisprofessional wrestlingprogrampromenadepsalmodypushballpyrrhicpythian gamesquadrillequickstepquoitsracingracquetballraffleragrain danceraree-showreelreinterpretationrenditionrepudiationrevelridingring-around-the-rosyritual dancingroad showrock climbingrodeoroller skatingrollerbladingrope-a-doperouletteround danceround of golfroundersrowingroyal national eisteddfodroyal tennisrugbyrumbasambasarabandsashaysaturnaliascatschottischescuba divingscullingsea bathingsexcapadeshagsheepshearingshimmyshinnyshowshowjumpingshtikshuffleboardsideshowsingalongsingingsinglesskankskateboardingskatingski jumpingskiingskin divingskinny-dipslam dancingsleddingsnake dancesnipe huntsnorkelingsoccersocial dancingsoft-shoesoftballsolfegesolmizationsparspectator sportspeed skatingspeleologyspiccatospinsportsporting lifesquare dancesquashstage dancingstealstep dancingstickballstompstoppingstripsumosun bathingsun dancesuperfectasurf castingsurfingswan diveswan songsweepstakesswimmingswingsword dancetangotap dancingtarantellateam sportteasingtennistetherballthoroughbred racingthree-day eventthree-hitterthree-ring circusthrowtobogganingtoe dancingtombolatouch footballtracktrack and fieldtranspositiontreasure hunttrollturkey trottwisttwo-hittertwo-stepultimate frisbeevictory celebrationvirginia reelvirtual realityvolleyballwaltzwar dancewater-skiingwater polowater sportwhoopeewild west showword playwrestlingyodeling