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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Recent Examples of oval

Adjective

The Meta Adventurer comes in a rectangular shape, the Meta Fury takes a more Ray-Ban-like square shape, while a special-edition Meta Glasses by Kylie comes in a slim, oval frame designed in collaboration with Kylie Jenner. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026 Add a circular or oval coffee table to complement the rounded lines. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 22 June 2026

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Overlooking the Arkansas River, the majority of the 5,000-square-foot suite is occupied by a modern, all-glass oval office and a conference room, with 2,000 square feet dedicated to private quarters. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 The leaves of chestnut oaks, however, are similar to the late, great American chestnut (hence the name), though more oval in shape. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oval

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Most are on elliptical trajectories, dipping closer in and then sweeping farther out over their orbits.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
The researchers report up to three orders of magnitude higher sensitivity than a comparable circular-cross-section optical fiber containing an elliptical core.

— Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of elliptical

Noun

Positioning the eggs upright with their narrow tips facing the top plate yielded the best results.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
But earlier this year, Reis’s MIT colleague, Tal Cohen—whose department leads MIT’s annual egg drop challenge—decided to test that assumption.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of egg

Noun

Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of a group of independent Russian journalists working for the now-rogue news channel TV Rain closes an important emotional loop with its second part, which is even longer than the five-plus-hour first part.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

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