/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of word play Find synonyms for: Noun1. word play, play, frolic, romp, gambol, caperusage: playing on words or speech soundsNoun1. word play, play, frolic, romp, gambol, caperusage: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language