Synonyms of globe

globe

noun

ˈglōb 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sphere
• ball
• orb
• circle
• ring
• bead
• chunk
• loop
• globule
• oval
• round
• egg
• hunk
• ellipse
• spheroid
• lump
• clump
• rondure
• nugget
• gob
• wad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square
• block
• cube
• rectangle

2

as in planet

the celestial body on which we live

New Year's celebrations around the globe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planet
• world
• earth
• universe
• cosmos
• sphere
• ball
• creation
• nature
• orb
• microcosm
• macrocosm
• microcosmos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of globe

Your gray matter performs astonishing feats of information processing using little more than the equivalent of a relatively shiny light globe. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Stephenson’s storytelling finesse – clever reveals, discursive side quests, stealthy plot twists – shines in this robust tale of British journalist Owen and his globe-spanning search for a missing English earl in 1934. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN‘s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assignment for the news giant, plans to step away from the media company in June. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

The gas can always be liquefied and exported around the world to an energy-needy globe. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026