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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in beauties

a physically attractive person her new boyfriend is a real doll

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dogs

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of dolls The toy company has also created fashion dolls with the film’s first outfits and singing dolls with the group’s performance outfits, along with action figures, collectible dolls and keychains of Huntrix, the group’s boy band Saja Boys and other characters like fan-favorite Derpy. —

Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026 Mattel said starting Tuesday its American Girl subsidiary is taking pre-orders for the Kpop collection, which includes individual dolls of the film’s lead characters, Rumi, Zoey, and Mira. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026 Known for their beloved historical dolls and Girl Of The Year line, American Girl Doll has been a staple in the toy industry for four decades. —

Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026 Common types include action figures, dolls, dress-up character kits and accessories. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026 Now the museum has it, along with my students’ notes of appreciation, and the kids’ drawings, and a Russian Soviet Republic flag, and the dolls from the little girls. —

Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Already last November, Spring ensured that characters featured in the parade, from Pac-Man to Labubu dolls, were also prominently displayed in its stores. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Directed by Ash Winkfield, an all-Black cast of puppeteers portrays the stories of individual dolls inspired by Hoyt’s collection, from antebellum cloth dolls to a Thomas Edison talking doll. —

Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026 Milk Mura, a short stroll from Sushi Dokoro Ichii, offers a whimsical twist on this tradition, serving sets of housemade soft serve alongside a choice of over 100 liquors and liqueurs (2,000 yen) in a storybook interior cluttered with trinkets like dolls and clocks. —

New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

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