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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Historically, taking your ball and going home when your candidate falls short has been a losing strategy. —

Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Early in the fourth quarter, Mahomes, 29, appeared to suffer an injury while running the ball toward the end zone. —

Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 The odds of matching the five white balls and Mega Ball to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. —

Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024 Replays clearly showed that 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier reached into the field of play to help Jeter's ball over the fence. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball