video game

[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

NOUN

game on computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

computer game

WEAK

Nintendo™ Playstation™ Xbox™ computerized game electronic game

Example Sentences

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The temple is referenced in songs by American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and inspired a spin-off of the video game Mortal Kombat.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They chitter like birds, or like an ’80s video game laser gun.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

A new James Bond is about to make his debut - not on the big screen, but in a video game.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Vagner loved the Santa Monica Pier, which he’d seen in a video game he’d played with his teenage son in Rio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As the adults continued their gloomy conversation and Zalmay played with a handheld video game, Fadi shrank back into the fading brown leather seat.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai