OBLONG Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

oblong

adjective

Definition of oblong

as in oval

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nonspherical

as in rectangular

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Recent Examples of oblong But when an oblong ball hits the turf, there’s often an equal chance the other team will recover, so Harbaugh was predictably unhappy with his team’s four fumbles against Dallas. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Otherwise, the oblong fruit is astringent enough to make your mouth pucker. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2026 The Pixel Tag was recently tipped as a small, oblong tracker that works only on Google's Find Hub network. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026 Grape tomatoes are similar but oblong and slightly firmer, with a crisp bite. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oblong

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong

Adjective

Logano is a four-time winner at Phoenix Raceway while Blaney has won the past two races at the mile, tri-oval track.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Steaks, such as a 16-ounce Snake River Farms wagyu ribeye ($78) are presented unceremoniously on an oval white plate, without so much as a sprig of parsley, much less a sauce.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of oval

Adjective

Pancho’s implant, a delicate array of electrodes spread over a flat, flexible rectangular device like a business card, is placed on the surface of his vocal motor cortex, which governs speech production.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
The shape of the lime patch suggested that the body had been inside a rectangular wooden coffin that was then filled with lime before being placed in the sarcophagus, Rodwell said.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rectangular

Adjective

Mercedes is cooling its cylindrical batteries with a non-conductive oil that first flows by the connectors and then circles back past the center of the battery before returning to be cooled.

— Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
The Premium Pen is simple, with a single button that's flush against its smooth, cylindrical body near the pen-like tip.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cylindrical

Adjective

The seed, Esfand, is rendered as ovoid lamps and incense holders.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Set within Camiral, the ultra-modern ovoid residence by Lagula Arquitectes has three bedrooms, a swimming pool, and sweeping mountain and golf course views.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ovoid

Adjective

Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical blossoms or enchanting lacecap flowers, there’s a perfect hydrangea for nearly every yard—whether drenched in sun or cloaked in shade—and every gardener’s personality.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Those two housings are also different shapes, with one spherical and the other cylindrical.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of spherical

Adjective

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Definition of globular

Adjective

Massage, don’t scrub Use your fingertips in small circular motions, without ever scrubbing.

— Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
On top of his head is a small box, about one inch square in size, connected to a circular portal in his skull about the size of a nickel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026