Synonyms of bowl

bowl 1 of 2

noun

ˈbōl 

as in stadium

a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators

a new bowl for the football team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stadium
• coliseum
• park
• circus
• colosseum
• dome
• gym
• gymnasium
• spa
• ballpark
• arena
• hippodrome

bowl

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

bowling along in my spiffy new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flow
• brush
• glide
• slide
• sail
• stream
• drift
• slip
• sweep
• race
• coast
• cruise
• roll
• breeze
• speed
• whisk
• fly
• rush
• skim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggle
• limp
• flounder
• stamp
• stumble
• lumber
• shuffle
• trudge
• stump
• plod
• tramp
• stomp
• labor
• toil
• shamble

2

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly

bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• hurry
• rush
• travel
• scurry
• trot
• zip
• fly
• drive
• jump
• chase
• scoot
• run
• dart
• dash
• buzz
• scuttle
• blow
• step
• whisk
• motor
• barrel
• bolt
• jet
• tear
• belt
• crack (on)
• rocket
• ram
• rip
• course
• highball
• blast
• breeze
• zoom
• whirl
• jog
• bundle
• rustle
• hump
• career
• hare
• shoot
• hurl
• hustle
• beat it
• pelt
• blaze
• hie
• nip
• bomb
• get a move on
• make tracks
• hasten
• bustle
• shake a leg
• hurtle
• step on it
• gallop
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• careen
• streak
• beetle
• sprint
• flit
• scamper
• step out
• stampede
• accelerate
• scuffle
• overtake
• catch up
• whiz
• scud
• whizz
• outrun
• outpace
• arrow
• quicken
• outstrip
• beeline
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• drag
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• poke
• lag
• stroll
• tarry
• loiter
• dawdle
• shuffle
• saunter
• slow (down or up)
• amble
• lumber
• decelerate
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Read on to see our top picks for gifts under $100, including a statement fruit bowl, a truly beautiful basket, and a super-stylish apron. —Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2024

The menu includes avocado toast, ahi poke bowls, sashimi and sushi rolls, warm crab and avocado salad, lobsters, and steak frites. —Kaila Yu, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Verb

In August, the family ventured out to Miles’ favorite burger restaurant to celebrate his 17th birthday, and later went bowling. —Joanne Fowler, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024

Not that anybody is complaining about the first 3-0 such start since 2016 when Mike Riley’s team won its first seven and was the last time Nebraska went bowling. —Tom Layberger, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing bowl

• bowl (down or over)
• bowl over