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
• circle
• oval
• chunk
• spheroid
• loop
• round
• globule
• hunk
• clump
• lump
• ellipse
• gob
• wad
• nugget
• rondure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square
• block
• cube
• rectangle

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blank

• 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
• party
• celebration
• cotillion
• festival
• hop
• masquerade
• cotillon
• festivity
• formal
• reception
• event
• gala
• blowout
• soiree
• mask
• mixer
• masque
• fete
• square dance
• shindig
• fête
• soirée
• 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
• sphere
• bead
• clump
• pellet
• agglomerate
• lump
• pearl
• bunch
• pelletize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Phrases Containing ball

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

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