Synonyms of orb

orb

noun

ˈȯrb 

as in ball

a more or less round body or mass

out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ball
• sphere
• globe
• bead
• ring
• globule
• egg
• circle
• chunk
• loop
• ellipse
• oval
• spheroid
• lump
• hunk
• clump
• round
• nugget
• gob
• wad
• rondure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square
• block
• cube
• rectangle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orb

The items and blueprints for the items can be found in shops, claw machines, the flower basket crafting mission, the box of fortune, and the orb roll challenge. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026

Place an orb light on the bottom shelf to lend your bedroom a cozy glow. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon. — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 June 2026