BALL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

ˈbȯl

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as in sphere

a more or less round body or mass the little rubber ball used in racquetball a ball of string

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as in bullet

a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm found a cache of musket balls while excavating the old fort

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as in dance

a social gathering for dancing a ball to celebrate the inauguration

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as in to round

to form into a round compact mass balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can

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Most Popular Most Popular South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigation ongoing South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigation ongoing Residents moving to Florida drop to levels of those who are leaving. —

Aiden Lesley, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025 The ball rattled around the hole but never once hit the green. —

Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 The researchers believe that pockets or veins of water flowed beneath the surface of Bennu’s parent asteroid, which was probably similar to a big ball of mud in the early days of the solar system, McCoy said. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025 The Chiefs got the ball back and scored a touchdown to regain the lead. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ball