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

Despite its globe-trotting kidnapping plot, much of the movie’s tension comes down to people in rooms trying to persuade an old man to part with his money. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The psychological revenge thriller of Season 1 opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Those are then stitched together to form more complete regional maps, which can be added to scientists' increasingly complex model of the entire Martian globe. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

California Modern elements are found throughout, such as a hanging globe light and a red, rotary dial telephone on a kitchen wall. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026