ball

The word “ball” has 1 syllable: ball

It's pronounced as /bɔl/


What is synonym and antonym for ball?

In the thesaurus, “ball” has 75 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ball along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ball

  • agglomerate
  • ammunition
  • apple
  • balloon
  • bead
  • blowout
  • bullet
  • bunch
  • cannonball
  • cap
  • cartridge
  • celebration
  • charge
  • chunk
  • circle
  • clump
  • cotillion
  • cotillon
  • dance
  • drop
  • dumdum
  • egg
  • ellipse
  • event
  • festival
  • festivity
  • fete
  • formal
  • gala
  • globe
  • globoid
  • globule
  • gob
  • gunshot
  • hoedown
  • hoodang
  • hop
  • hunk
  • jump
  • lead
  • load
  • loop
  • lump
  • mask
  • masque
  • masquerade
  • mingle
  • missile
  • mixer
  • nugget
  • orb
  • oval
  • party
  • pearl
  • pellet
  • pelletize
  • pill
  • pop
  • projectile
  • prom
  • promenade
  • reception
  • ring
  • roll
  • rondure
  • round
  • shell
  • shindig
  • shot
  • slug
  • soiree
  • sphere
  • spheroid
  • square dance
  • wad

Antonyms for ball

  • blank
  • block
  • cube
  • flatten
  • open
  • rectangle
  • smooth
  • spread
  • square
  • unfold
  • unroll

Meanings of ball

  • noun
    1. A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
    2. A round or ellipsoidal object.
    3. (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
    4. A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
    5. A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
    6. A formal dance.
    7. A very enjoyable time.
  • verb
    1. To form or wind into a ball.
    2. To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
    3. To have sexual intercourse with.
    4. To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
    5. (usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
    6. To play basketball.
    7. To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
  • interjection
    1. An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.

Example Sentences

  • The children played with a colorful ball in the park, giggling as they tossed it back and forth.
  • She caught the ball effortlessly, showcasing her impressive skills on the volleyball court.
  • The pitcher threw a fast ball, hoping to strike out the batter and end the inning.
  • The soccer player kicked the ball with precision, sending it soaring into the net for a goal.
  • The dog chased after the ball, wagging its tail eagerly as it bounded across the grassy field.

On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ball, such as: agglomerate, ammunition, apple, balloon, bead, blank, block.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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jetting

  • accelerating
  • arrowing
  • barreling
  • barrelling
  • beating it
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  • fast-forwarding
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  • traveling
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zestful

  • abounding
  • acid
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  • frisky
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  • full of energy
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  • game
  • gaudy
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  • gritty
  • groovy
  • gushing
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  • happy
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  • hot
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  • sugar-coated
  • swarming
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  • tasteful
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  • teeming
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  • thrilling
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  • toothsome
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  • well-flavored
  • wild
  • with a kick
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  • zappy
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eat

  • absorb
  • affront
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • anger
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  • banquet
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  • exercise
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  • fare
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  • get
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  • graze
  • gripe
  • gulp
  • gum
  • hagride
  • harass
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  • have a bite
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  • have for
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  • ingest
  • inhale
  • insult
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  • lap
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  • make pig of oneself
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  • overeat
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  • partake
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  • peck at
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  • persecute
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  • pick
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  • pig out
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  • plague
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  • pork out
  • provoke
  • put away
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  • rankle
  • rasp
  • refresh
  • regale
  • relish
  • repast
  • rile
  • roil
  • rot
  • rouse
  • rub the wrong way
  • ruffle
  • ruin
  • ruminate
  • run through
  • rust
  • savor
  • savour
  • scarf
  • scoff
  • slop
  • snack
  • spill
  • spite
  • squander
  • sup
  • swallow
  • swill
  • take food
  • take in
  • take nourishment
  • taste
  • tease
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vanish
  • vex
  • victual
  • waste
  • waste away
  • wear on
  • wolf
  • worry
  • wreck

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