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court has 18 distinct synonyms spread across 11 of its 14 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
“players had to reserve a court in advance”
Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
“the king will visit the duke's court”
seek someone's favor
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for court come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
“China is wooing Russia”
engage in social activities leading to marriage
“We were courting for over ten years”