DOME Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdōm

Definition of dome

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the fitted cap is too small for my large dome

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verb

as in to overhang

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Recent Examples of dome

Noun

Guests will arrive in the foyer, where the circular entrance dome will be restored to recreate its golden appearance from the 1920s, when the building was a cinema. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Seven Massachusetts steeplejacks, swinging in bosun’s chairs, began applying to the statehouse dome the gold leaf made from Dahlonega gold dust. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dome

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Noun

Pre-dinner, most passengers sip cocktails in Dolce Vita, and later, some head to Panorama Lounge for after-dinner liqueurs and live music.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
The head of state arrived overnight Saturday following Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s surprise operation to remove Constitution Tribunal President Bogdan Swieczkowski and install an interim head of the court.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of head

Verb

To crimp, tightly roll the overhanging dough toward the center of the pie to form a thick lip that rests on the ridge of the plate.

— Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, overhanging long sides by 2 inches.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhang

Noun

Create Your Menu Food must-haves for Dia de los Muertos include staples like tamales, corn, pan dulce, mole negro, sopa azteca, pan de muerto, and sugar skulls.

— Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026
Longoria wore her own take on traditional Calavera, or sugar skull, makeup and kept it simple, opting for a headpiece-style arrangement of embellishments.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of skull

Verb

Earlier in the week, the team said the 23-year-old NFL player had been dealing with a bulging disc in his back.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mitigated by pecs of steel.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulge

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Teghaza 001 was acquired through the desert meteorite trade, where hunters comb the Sahara for dark stones that stand out against the sand.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Back at the museum, among the many things the digital Dalí does, one set of interactions stands out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stand out

Verb

The bank ultimately experienced more than $40 billion of deposit outflows on March 9, 2023; management actually projected that requests would exceed $100 billion the following day.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Industry experts project that overturning the Roadless Rule could lead to a five to ten percent boost in federal timber sales.

— Kirk Siegler, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of project

Verb

Operating expenses have ballooned by 39% year over year, according to the company’s financial disclosure.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Its borrowing costs ballooned to an astounding 15% earlier this month as investors grew concerned about its financial prospects.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of balloon

Verb

In 2003, Gambian pouched rats shipped from Ghana to Texas were housed alongside prairie dogs at a pet distribution facility in Illinois.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Limiting access to supplies is misguided when a pouching system, fitted by experts, is what allows people to live normally.

— Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of pouch

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