softball

noun

soft·​ball ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 

1

: a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand

also : the ball used in this game

2

: a question requiring only an easy or simple response

softballer

ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯ-lər 

noun

Examples of softball in a Sentence

Do you want to play softball?

All the questions in the interview were softballs.

Recent Examples on the Web

The high school softball player, hoping to major in psychology, was recruited to the KU women’s rowing team. —Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025

Plus, Jordan Webster and Ny’Ceara Pryor are holding it down on the basketball front, while Tallen Edwards represents softball. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025

The touching message resonated beyond the softball group chat when Evans’ wife, Sam, 34, shared Bradbury’s early morning text on TikTok. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025

Massucci played basketball and softball in high school in Kansas and then got into intramural flag football at Oklahoma State. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for softball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

softball

noun

soft·​ball ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 

: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand

also : the ball used in this game