Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb play_along

2 senses of play along

Sense 1
play along, go along -- (cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment")
       => collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together -- (work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group")

Sense 2
play along, accompany, follow -- (perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")
       => play -- (play on an instrument; "The band played all night long")