BOWLS Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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bowls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowl

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily bowling along in my spiffy new car

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as in races

to proceed or move quickly bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet

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Recent Examples of bowls

Noun

Upstairs, his aunts and uncles were awash in light, eating fruit salad out of large bowls and drinking strong black coffee. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 Best All-Around Wine Glasses The generously sized bowls of these LSA International wine glasses leave plenty of room for a proper pour (and an enthusiastic swirl without worrying about spilling over the rim). — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026 Each location has avocado toast, açai bowls and breakfast sandwiches. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The hunter-gatherer concept known for paleo bowls, nachos and its vegan queso serves bar-and-grill basics in a healthier form. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Waiters walked around the room serving bowls of pasta with a medley of sauces. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Cups and bowls used as utensils to dispense food throughout kitchen. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Little label cards and dollar-store bowls make basic snacks look curated, and pre-portioned cups or cones mean nobody has to miss a play to grab a refill. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Lower and mid-tier bowl games might become extinct, although the six prominent bowls on and around New Year’s Day — Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Peach — should continue to host the CFP quarterfinals and semifinals. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 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

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Noun

In From Day One As countries build generation-defining infrastructure—road and rail tunnels, smart stadiums and hospital precincts—connectivity is too often bolted on late in construction.

— Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Several franchises, including the Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Stars, Washington Commanders and Philadelphia 76ers, among others, are planning new arenas and stadiums in the next five years.

— Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Verb

While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
While several leaders in my survey described stagnant information flows as an impediment to responding to overlapping disruptions, a few also reported tackling internal communications as a way to deal with polycrisis.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flows

Verb

Even as China races the United States for AI supremacy, Reuters has reported that China’s Moonshot AI is in talks with Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet for a share of the revenue those companies earn from hosting its Kimi K3 model.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
The high pressure air in the Great Basin races downhill to the coast.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of races

Verb

Researchers have identified a new bacterial enzyme that speeds up the breakdown of polyesters and bioplastics.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of speeds

Verb

After changing into his stage costume, V brushes his teeth and catches RM doing elaborate frog-pose stretches to limber up for the high-energy performance.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of brushes

Verb

Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026