BALLED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

balled 1 of 2

adjective

as in rounded

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balled

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verb

past tense of ball

as in rolled

to form into a round compact mass balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can

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The Heat had one final chance to come away with the victory, but Conwell air-balled a three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Those guys came in and really stepped up, Dohnte, Mitch, Tanner (Hudson) and Mike and really Tee for a good part of the game, too, balled as well. — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Dixon-Wyatt is deservedly locked in that spot, while Simms balled it in his 20 snaps, catching four passes for 72 yards despite missing some time during the game due to injury. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The rayon-spandex knit is soft, stretchy, and virtually wrinkle-proof, so it can be balled into the corner of a tote bag as a backup outfit and still look fine at dinner. — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Newly installed balled and burlapped plants need about 1 inch of water per week — be sure the root ball is getting watered. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The explosion had balled me up, shoved me aside, and pelted me with hot stones. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Lord described Walter Bedford as the night baker who cannon-balled into the ocean in chapter 6. — Veronica Hinke, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026 Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Long Waterloo Heritage Trench Coat Taking its cue from the original Burberry trenches, the Waterloo coat is cut to a more generous, classic fit with soft, rounded shoulders.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
Leaning away from your desk brings your neck and back down and rounded.

— Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of rounded

Verb

Cooked in copper kettles, then hand-rolled, cut, and wrapped on a vintage machine in Boston, these treats are beautifully boxed and ready to enjoy or gift.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Spigarelli passed for 278 yards and three touchdowns to set a school record, and Newport Harbor’s defense made two key stops on fourth down as the host Sailors rolled to a 28-7 victory.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of rolled

Adjective

The bulbous upholstered seats in the Anima collection look like Seussian creatures; her Betsy tables are inspired by birds, with layered leather that conjures feathers.

— Helena Madden, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
Conventional oil tankers typically feature a bulbous bow extending below the waterline.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulbous

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Growing up in rural Malawi, the Chawingas played with the boys in village pick up matches, using balls improvised from wadded up paper and plastic.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg?

— Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of wadded

Adjective

Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical blossoms or enchanting lacecap flowers, there’s a perfect hydrangea for nearly every yard—whether drenched in sun or cloaked in shade—and every gardener’s personality.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Those two housings are also different shapes, with one spherical and the other cylindrical.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of spherical

Adjective

The band—co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, alongside drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold—will play five nights at the globular Las Vegas venue in May.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of globular

Adjective

The comedy of Gilligan’s Island often centered on the interactions between the scrawny, clueless Gilligan and the rotund, impatient skipper.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Natalia, again fearing a trap, hesitated to disembark—until the dawn light revealed the smiling face of the rotund Diego Rivera, flanked by Mexican Trotskyists and government officials.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Definition of rotund

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