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 And fans around the country and globe came to KC to celebrate soccer during the World Cup. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026 This castle was the vision of Condesa Nina de Baillet Latour, who bestowed upon the estate a remarkable, globe-spanning lineage. — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 SpaceX currently operates more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft in LEO, which provide satellite internet coverage across nearly the entire globe to commercially-available wireless terminals about the size of a laptop. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for globe

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Noun

There was a narrative failure — partly in mainstream coverage of the race, and partly in the new progressive media sphere, which had predicted a landslide that would humiliate, not just beat, the establishment.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
French transparency authority, HATVP, ultimately found no issue with O’s transition from the public to private sphere.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sphere

Noun

Closed models are generally regarded as the most sophisticated and capable on the planet.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
The Perseid meteor shower occurs around the same time each year, typically starting in mid-July and lasting until late August, when our planet passes through debris from a comet called Swift-Tuttle.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of planet

Noun

In the eighth, Duran was thrown out trying to advance to third on a ball in the dirt to end the inning.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez had just hit a ball when his bat flew out of his hands mid-swing and went into the stands behind home plate.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ball

Noun

Meanwhile, digital surveillance has limited people’s ability to exchange information with the outside world from within Tibetan regions in China.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
In the past year, the beauty world has been all about the best blushes, then conversation turned to bronzers thanks to the craze for Rhode's compacts.

— Irene Coltrinari, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

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