Synonyms of ball

ball 1 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in sphere

a more or less round body or mass

the little rubber ball used in racquetball

a ball of string

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square
• block
• cube
• rectangle

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bullet
• ammunition
• shell
• cartridge
• pellet
• round
• load
• missile
• projectile
• shot
• cap
• pop
• slug
• cannonball
• lead
• gunshot
• charge
• dumdum

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blank

ball

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in dance

a social gathering for dancing

a ball to celebrate the inauguration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dance
• prom
• celebration
• festival
• hop
• party
• formal
• festivity
• cotillion
• event
• reception
• cotillon
• masquerade
• gala
• mask
• blowout
• mixer
• soiree
• masque
• fete
• fête
• square dance
• soirée
• shindig
• hoedown

ball

3 of 3

verb

as in to round

to form into a round compact mass

balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• round
• roll
• wad
• agglomerate
• sphere
• lump
• clump
• bunch
• bead
• pearl
• pellet
• pelletize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• spread
• smooth
• flatten
• unroll
• unfold

Phrases Containing ball

• drop the ball
• ball game
• ball of wax
• play ball
• on the ball