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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as in to overhang

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Noun

The winning projects range from a floating food forest on a barge by Mary Mattingly to a nomadic dome for the exchange of Somali ancestral knowledge and contemporary art. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Uthman Quran, a seventh-century manuscript written in Kufic lettering on gazelle parchment, sits beneath a 213-foot dome in a space designed for maximum impact. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 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

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The 12-miles a week average is double the pace that the agency's head, Rodney Scott, cited earlier this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Verb

Scrapes Without a Licking Branch Scrapes have multiple parts, more specifically the scrape on the ground and the overhanging licking branch.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Tree trimming is also important because overhanging branches can damage roofs, windows, and siding during high winds.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overhang

Noun

The rare condition causes the carotid artery inside the skull to narrow or close, depriving the brain of oxygen.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
The Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct almost a century ago, had a huge skull and a lethal snap — a rare combination for a carnivorous mammal.

— Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of skull

Verb

At the end of his second-round match against Hubert Hurkacz, an eye-bulging celebration followed a relentless performance against a very tricky opponent.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Inside, the main route to the galleries is down a stairwell between rough black bulging walls.

— Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulge

Verb

The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The announcement comes as the International Energy Agency recently projected the world will burn more coal than ever this year, as conflict in the Middle East pushes up natural gas prices.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of project

Verb

The number of arrests ballooned after ICE set an ambitious goal of 2,000 per day.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
Pioneers who created the tech weigh in OpenAI burst onto the mainstream in 2022 following the launch of its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and it's ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

— Ashley Capoot,David Faber,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of balloon

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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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