DOLLS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dolls

noun

plural of doll

as in dollies

a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

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as in beauties

a physically attractive person her new boyfriend is a real doll

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dogs

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Recent Examples of dolls Exposing children to dolls with different skin colors and books and movies where the main characters have different skin colors are good places to start. —

Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 For one thing, the modern-era dolls are not entirely new designs. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026 Funston used toys, dolls and candy to lure victims ranging in age from 3 to 7 into his vehicle before raping and beating them. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026 The kitchen table was stacked with Labubu dolls. —

Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 And to avoid the appearance of simple wooden dolls as characters, Lavis and Szczerbowski had the heads of their puppets designed to look like old wood with multilayered oil painting that in reality are silicon molds placed on white plastic. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026 But sales are well off their peak seen around a decade ago, as the toymaker struggles to keep its dolls relevant in the digital era. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 The tradition was brought to Pernambuco by a Belgian priest, who inspired a young man in the city of Belem do São Francisco, who told of how the larger-than-life-sized dolls were used in festivals across Europe. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026 Here's what to know as Fat Tuesday approaches When will the Music Career dolls be released? —

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolls

Noun

Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.

— Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Most carts, dollies, and internal transport tools are discarded simply because a single part failed or the workflow changed.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025