Need another word that means the same as “toys”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “toys” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Toys” are: diddle, fiddle, play, dally, flirt, toy dog, miniature, plaything
Toys as a Noun
Definitions of "Toys" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “toys” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A device regarded as providing amusement.
- A copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size.
- A nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier.
- An artifact designed to be played with.
- Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.
Synonyms of "Toys" as a noun (3 Words)
miniature | A picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript. A catalogue devoted to cut out miniatures from despoiled manuscripts. |
plaything | An artifact designed to be played with. The rocking horse has been a favourite child s plaything for generations. |
toy dog | A device regarded as providing amusement. |
Usage Examples of "Toys" as a noun
- A toy stove.
- Private airplanes are a rich man's toy.
Toys as a Verb
Definitions of "Toys" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “toys” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously.
- Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.
- Behave carelessly or indifferently.
Synonyms of "Toys" as a verb (5 Words)
dally | Consider not very seriously. The company was dallying with the idea of opening a new office. |
fiddle | Play the violin or fiddle. She always fiddles with her van on the weekend. |
flirt | Deliberately expose oneself to (danger or difficulty. She began to tease him flirting with other men in front of him. |
play | Compete against another player or team in a sporting match. They played games on their opponents. |
Usage Examples of "Toys" as a verb
- Toy with an idea.
Associations of "Toys" (30 Words)
abstruse | Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. The professor s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them. |
adolescence | The time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood. Mary spent her childhood and adolescence in Europe. |
child | An immature childish person. She s such a child. |
childhood | The state of a child between infancy and adolescence. A childhood friend. |
conundrum | A difficult problem. One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts. |
crossword | A puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle. She settled down to do the crossword. |
cryptic | Of an obscure nature- Rachel. He found his boss s utterances too cryptic. |
cryptogram | A piece of writing in code or cipher. |
cute | Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness. Ryan s cute but he s kinda young. |
dame | An elderly or mature woman. A rich dame who took her husband to the cleaners. |
doll | A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child’s toy. I got all dolled up for a party. |
dolly | A short wooden pole for stirring clothes in a washtub. A dolly shot. |
enigma | Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. Madeleine was still an enigma to him. |
fiddle | Play the violin or fiddle. A major mortgage fiddle. |
kachina | A small carved figure representing a kachina. |
kite | Fly a kite. He kited many checks. |
labyrinthine | (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting. Labyrinthine streets and alleys. |
playmate | A companion at play. Her clients use this album of photos to pick their ideal playmate. |
playpen | A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play. |
playroom | A recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children’s play etc. |
plaything | A toy. The rocking horse has been a favourite child s plaything for generations. |
puppet | A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer. A former revolutionary hero who is now a puppet of the state. |
puzzle | A jigsaw puzzle. A book with picture puzzles. |
rebus | A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words. |
riddle | Solve or explain a riddle to someone. Riddle me a riddle. |
tinker | Work as a tinker or tinkerer. Little tinkers we were. |
trivia | Something of small importance. We fill our days with meaningless trivia. |
unsolved | Not solved. Many crimes remain unsolved. |
ventriloquist | A person, especially an entertainer, who can make their voice appear to come from somewhere else, typically a dummy of a person or animal. |