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ball

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ball

1 a more or less round body or mass

  • the little rubber ball used in racquetball
  • a ball of string
Synonyms of ball

globe, orb, sphere
Words Related to ball

bead, globule

egg, ellipse, loop, oval, spheroid

circle, ring, rondure, round

chunk, clump, gob, hunk, lump, nugget, wad
Near Antonyms of ball

block, cube, rectangle, square

2 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
Synonyms of ball

bullet, pellet
Words Related to ball

ammunition, cannonball, cap, cartridge, charge, dumdum, gunshot, lead, load, missile, pop, projectile, round, shell, shot, slug
Near Antonyms of ball

blank

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ball

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ball

a social gathering for dancing

  • a ball to celebrate the inauguration
Synonyms of ball

cotillion (also cotillon), dance, formal, hop, prom
Words Related to ball

blowout, celebration, event, festival, festivity, fete (or fête), gala, masque (also mask), masquerade, mixer, party, reception, shindig, soiree (or soirée)

hoedown, square dance

ball

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ball

to form into a round compact mass

  • balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can
Synonyms of ball

agglomerate, roll, round, wad
Words Related to ball

bunch, clump, lump

bead, pearl, pellet, pelletize

sphere
Near Antonyms of ball

flatten, open, smooth, spread, unfold
Antonyms of ball

unroll

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