Synonyms of bowls

bowls 1 of 2

noun

plural of bowl

as in stadiums

a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators

a new bowl for the football team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stadiums
• coliseums
• parks
• circuses
• colosseums
• domes
• gymnasiums
• ballparks
• gyms
• spas
• arenas
• hippodromes

bowls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowl

1

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

bowling along in my spiffy new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• cruises
• brushes
• streams
• drifts
• glides
• sails
• slides
• races
• slips
• rolls
• sweeps
• speeds
• flies
• rushes
• whisks
• coasts
• breezes
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• stamps
• flounders
• limps
• stumbles
• trudges
• shuffles
• stumps
• plods
• lumbers
• stomps
• labors
• tramps
• toils
• shambles

2

as in races

to proceed or move quickly

bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• races
• speeds
• rushes
• travels
• trots
• zips
• scurries
• flies
• drives
• hurries
• chases
• darts
• runs
• jumps
• scoots
• barrels
• dashes
• buzzes
• courses
• belts
• rams
• steps
• blows
• jets
• tears
• bolts
• scuttles
• motors
• zooms
• blasts
• whisks
• cracks (on)
• whirls
• rips
• bundles
• rockets
• hares
• humps
• shoots
• blazes
• jogs
• careers
• highballs
• pelts
• rustles
• hurls
• bombs
• nips
• hustles
• breezes
• beats it
• bustles
• hies
• steps on it
• cannonballs
• hurtles
• makes tracks
• hastens
• shakes a leg
• careens
• gallops
• beetles
• hotfoots (it)
• gets a move on
• sprints
• streaks
• scampers
• flits
• scuds
• whizzes
• stampedes
• arrows
• steps out
• scuffles
• accelerates
• overtakes
• beelines
• outruns
• catches up
• outstrips
• outpaces
• quickens
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• pokes
• creeps
• hangs (around or out)
• drags
• lingers
• lags
• pokes
• strolls
• loiters
• saunters
• shuffles
• tarries
• dawdles
• dallies
• ambles
• dillydallies
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• plods
• decelerates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bowls

Noun

Sweetgreen is similarly promoting non-salad offerings like its own protein bowls, plates and wraps, CEO Jonathan Neman told CNBC Make It on Thursday. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Meals such as buffalo chicken mac and cheese, cheeseburger bowls, Cajun chicken pasta, pancakes, pizza bowls and even chicken nuggets are ensured to be nutritious and healthy, Schuler said. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026

Cava, a popular Mediterranean chain of 450-plus restaurants known for its build-your-own bowls and Crazy Feta dip, is finally making its way to Northern California. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

The menu features a wide variety of breakfast and lunch items including sandwiches; açaí bowls; soups; salads, and more. — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Guests often find loaner beds, food and water bowls, waste bags and lists of nearby pet-friendly businesses at check-in. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026

Kimpton properties can provide loaner pet beds, food and water bowls, mats, waste bags and lists of nearby pet-friendly businesses. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

In Ripon, residents say the cats are a common sight, including around Marvis Stouffer Park, where people have been leaving out bowls of cat food. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Set out cereal bowls, portion out fruit, prep overnight oats or lay out ingredients for a quick egg the night before. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

Or head to a street with local shops and look for water bowls out front. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

This summer’s menu will include items like hitsumabushi (a Donburi bowl with sliced eel or wagyu); chazuke with salmon and ikura; rice bowls with baby sardines and futomaki (a fat sushi roll). — Connie Ogle july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Fresh corn, tomatoes, and avocado make these easy-to-pull-together dinner bowls the perfect light meal for hot summer days. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

On the corner of Potomac Street, Cannonball Deli serves sandwiches, salads, and bowls at breakfast and lunchtime. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026

And avoid leaving pet food bowls out overnight, as this gives mice an easy meal when the house is quiet. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026

President Richard Nixon bowls at the Executive Office Building in 1971. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 June 2026

The news station reported that Henderson bowls most days after school, and that his goal is to one day play in a professional bowlers league. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

Kai is also set to offer a special lunch menu featuring sandwiches from $13 to $15, rice bowls from $16 to $19 and bento boxes starting at $15, the latter of which come with miso soup, the choice of one sushi roll and the choice of two sides. — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026