Synonyms of play ball

play ball

phrase

as in cooperate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

She refused to play ball with the investigators.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• collaborate
• team (up)
• unite
• band (together)
• concert
• make common cause
• join
• pull together
• league
• concur
• conspire
• combine
• hang together
• conjoin
• interface
• affiliate
• ally
• confederate
• connive
• associate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of play ball

Any hope that Farage had that the Clacton campaign would be similarly positive for him was dashed when the other political parties failed to play ball and he was left standing against the likes of Count Binface. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Dansby Swanson then hit into a forceout at second, beating the throw to first on the would-be double-play ball that Hoerner could have scored on to tie the game. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Joining some teenagers playing ball at a court off Backus Lane, Sandler stayed for a quick game and then posed for pictures with the group. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Her third nomination could’ve been for A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall’s 1992 comedy about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed during World War II, but Winger ultimately decided not to play ball. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026