Synonyms of orbs

orbs

noun

plural of orb

as in balls

a more or less round body or mass

out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• balls
• globes
• spheres
• beads
• rings
• globules
• eggs
• chunks
• circles
• hunks
• ovals
• loops
• ellipses
• spheroids
• lumps
• clumps
• rounds
• gobs
• wads
• nuggets
• rondures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• squares
• blocks
• cubes
• rectangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orbs

Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026

According to the documents, the objects appeared above a ridgeline and, in some instances, seemed to generate additional smaller orbs. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026

Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon. — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 June 2026

The space itself is decked out with giant round light fixtures and orbs that are nearly effervescent, a fitting reflection of the bar's Champagne-forward drinks program. — Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026

On the other hand, LiPfe orbs don’t reproduce, and reproduction is one of the fundamental characteristics of life. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 13 May 2026

Here, concrete and granite orbs (and even bowling balls) echo rounded plants such as ornamental kales and coleus topiaries. — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026

There, thousands of translucent orbs smaller than peas bob in the water column below the fishing dock. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026