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adjective

Definition of ballednext
as in rounded

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balled

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verb

past tense of ball
as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balled
  1. rounded
  2. rolled
  3. bulbous
  4. roundish
  5. spherical
  6. globular
  7. rotund
  8. circular
Adjective
  • My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Embracing the ‘90s vibes that have made a major comeback, this rounded leather shoulder bag with its subtle, tortoise-print leather and decorative gold bauble (which doubles as a way to adjust the strap) is perfect for holiday parties and dressier outings like Christmas concerts and ballets.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rounded
Verb
  • Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Democrats pressing to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage have made some last-minute changes that add cost to the plan and could complicate its chances of being rolled into a year-end health deal.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of rolled
Adjective
  • Forgo bulbous or ultra-delicate stemware, which takes up too much space and often feels too precious to use.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • His bulbous, bright orange plastic eyes watched over us every Christmas.
    Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bulbous
Adjective
  • In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Eventually this network consolidates into roundish blobs, and two distinct phases arise—one enriched with LAT and the other with very little LAT but lots of other proteins.
    Trevor GrandPre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of roundish
Adjective
  • Byzantine domes and spherical walls surround hydrotherapy jets that help ease muscle aches.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Step 5: Wrap Your Soil Ball in Sheet Moss Now is the time to wrap your spherical kokedama ball in a layer of sheet moss—the vibrant outer coat for your kokedama.
    Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of spherical
Adjective
  • How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of globular
Adjective
  • Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
Definition of rotund
Adjective
  • The industry-specific solution supports circular logistic flows for returnable and reusable packaging material such as containers, boxes, and pallets — from supplier and customer deliveries to intra-company movements and the journey back to the company.
    Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of circular
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