GLOBE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

globe

noun

ˈglōb

Definition of globe

as in sphere

a more or less round body or mass the glassblower shaped the molten mass into a globe of remarkable thinness and clarity

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as in planet

the celestial body on which we live New Year's celebrations around the globe

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Recent Examples of globe The wet-bulb globe temperature, or WBGT, factors into all of this. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Instead, the company has replaced it with another fall flavor in a clear sign that the archetypal fall flavor of the 2010s is changing with the warming globe. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Most globes take between a few weeks and a few months to make, and each is a work of art, customized for clients with family histories, past travels, migration routes, and personalized themes. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 The first sixteen pages of last year’s annual report consisted of a cartoon about a globe-trotting Pegasus. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for globe

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Noun

Perfect circles, balls, spheres adrift somewhere in her imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
The Moon in your partnership zone squares Mercury in your domestic sphere, bringing competing needs into the same room.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sphere

Noun

Before our planet had oceans, air, or even a solid surface, the raw ingredients for life were already brewing in the dark, freezing fringes of the early Solar System.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
The orbs on the notepad began to resemble planets and Heti added rings to some and clusters of stars around others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of planet

Noun

Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Penix also tends to throw for more yards and touchdowns while turning the ball over less and taking fewer sacks.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ball

Noun

His bold, unique style was an immediate hit with ad agencies, publications, the corporate world and in pop culture.

— BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Now he is represented by both, an art-world EGOT-level feat that only the late Richard Serra, Jeff Koons and Gerhard Richter achieved at certain points in their careers.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026

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