Synonyms of playing ball

playing ball

phrase

present participle of play ball

as in cooperating

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

She refused to play ball with the investigators.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperating
• collaborating
• making common cause
• uniting
• pulling together
• teaming (up)
• banding (together)
• joining
• concurring
• conspiring
• leaguing
• hanging together
• conjoining
• concerting
• combining
• conniving
• interfacing
• allying
• affiliating
• confederating
• associating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of playing ball

The Raiders figure to be conservative here, playing ball control game behind veteran QB Kirk Cousins with Fernando Mendoza waiting in the wings (for some reason). — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The umpires congregated for 15 seconds, and then went back to playing ball. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 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