OVAL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of oval

as in elliptical

having the shape of an egg the Oval Office in the White House

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noun

as in egg

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But his run to fourth in qualifying at Phoenix, the first oval race of the season, turned heads. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2026 Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset? — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026

Noun

An extensive initial testing schedule for the new IR-28 will include a variety of circuits and layouts from Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course and famed oval, Sebring International Raceway and more. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The exterior of the fruit is red, oval-shaped, and about 1-2 inches wide. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for oval

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An April 2026 Google whitepaper put cracking Bitcoin's elliptic-curve cryptography at fewer than 500,000.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Because of its highly elliptical shape and long orbital period, opportunities to launch from the moon's south pole to rendezvous with Orion in NRHO open up just once a week.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of elliptical

Noun

That could leave eggs and chicken in short supply on supermarket shelves, so the public are already being warned by grocers not to panic buy.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The amounts of fats, essential liquids like water, milk and eggs, and leavening agents such as baking powder, soda and yeast all have to be carefully measured.

— Isidoro Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of egg

Noun

But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

Google has announced an August 12th launch event for new Pixel hardware, and the teaser for that announcement also featured a look at the Pixel 11 — though without the glowing orb.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 July 2026
On Christmas Eve, astronaut William Anders saw the blue orb of Earth rising relative to the horizon of the moon.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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