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 The film has since been turned into a theme park, dolls, T-shirts, video games, and more. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 But a lot of their marquee products are based on comic books, books, toys, and dolls. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 The auction features Pee-wee’s iconic gray suit and other costumes, red Schwinn bicycles, dolls, puppets, claymation figures, scripts and more. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 For much of her early life, that single question was the most precious gift Laura had ever been given—more cherished than her Barbies or her Baby Alive or her Sunshine family dolls. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 The prolific designer has put his touch on Barbie and Ken dolls. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 The annual roundup spans a range of ages and interests, with picks including dolls, playsets, collectibles, plush toys and more. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 The dolls feature fashionable clothing, long rooted hair and collective accessories, among other features, that represent their particular emotion. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Here’s a look at some of the Bob Mackie Barbie dolls available to purchase online now. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolls

Noun

The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.

— Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of dollies

Noun

These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

Unlike many other leftists, who saw the Nazis as mere puppets of capitalism, Seghers understood the raw, sensual appeal of the Fascist message.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
But what’s truly astonishing is the sheer scope of the effort involved in the gargantuan stop-motion production that involved some 200 practical puppets and 130 practical sets to bring the elaborate story to life.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of puppets

Noun

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of babes

Noun

Okonomiyaki Hana stands out for the light, tempura-like batter on its cabbage pancakes, and Curry bitSOMA cooks each ingredient separately before layering them in deeply flavorful curry dishes.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Dduk Dabang The restaurant specializes in toppoki, which are hot dishes filled with chewy rice cakes bathed in a sauce.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dishes

Noun

Saudi Arabia spends tens of billions of dollars on defense every year, but is struggling to protect key assets such as airports, refineries and pipelines from missiles and drones fired by Houthi militants from Yemen.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
The standalone streaming service features tens of thousands of TV episodes from cable networks like HGTV, Food Network and TLC.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tens

Noun

The park has a wide variety of birds, Harding said, as well as coyotes, foxes and aquatic animals such as frogs and turtles.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Its sophisticated but never stuffy—for proof, take a peek at artist Becca Barnet’s playful diorama of taxidermy foxes and butterflies in the concierge’s nook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of foxes

Noun

Megan Thee Stallion, June Squibb, those Ragtime cuties, and, somehow, Lea Michele all got in on the fun, while Rose Byrne and Nathan Lane were just happy to be taking it all in from the first few rows.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 June 2026
The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 3 June 2026