Synonyms of spheres

spheres 1 of 2

noun

plural of sphere

1

as in balls

a more or less round body or mass

this sphere that we live on is just a tiny speck in the universe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocks
• squares
• cubes
• rectangles

2

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

higher mathematics is a little outside my sphere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• realms
• domains
• departments
• fields
• kingdoms
• walks
• circles
• elements
• specialties
• terrains
• provinces
• territories
• disciplines
• arenas
• fronts
• games
• businesses
• precincts
• studies
• subjects
• confines
• fiefs
• firmaments
• lines
• fiefdoms
• bailiwicks
• professions
• pursuits
• frontiers
• dimensions
• baronies
• demesnes
• scopes
• occupations
• vocations
• rackets
• amplitudes
• reaches
• widths
• compasses
• subfields
• turfs
• ambits
• breadths
• extents
• sweeps
• subspecialties
• kens

3

as in galaxies

a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light

perhaps there is indeed life on planets circling spheres in galaxies far, far away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• galaxies
• stars
• clusters
• suns
• luminaries
• variables
• constellations
• supernovas
• superclusters
• variable stars
• neutron stars
• white dwarfs
• quasars
• pulsars
• red giants
• binary stars
• fixed stars
• supergiants
• giant stars
• red stars
• brown dwarfs
• lodestars
• dwarfs
• novas
• subdwarfs
• red dwarfs
• gassers

spheres

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sphere

as in rounds

Related Words

• balls
• rounds
• wads
• agglomerates
• pellets
• beads
• pearls
• rolls
• clumps
• lumps
• pelletizes
• bunches

Dissimilar Words

• spreads
• unfolds
• flattens
• unrolls
• opens
• smooths

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spheres

Noun

With warrior Mars in your resource zone and quirky Uranus in your home zone, the domestic and material spheres of your life are probably where improvement is most urgent. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026

Moving between these spheres is a privilege and keeps me committed to nonspecialized audiences and to the ongoing effort to broaden access to the visual arts. —Raphael Fonseca, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026

Although Internet communication dominates in many spheres of life, other means of communication remain no less important. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

The Zenith edition, meanwhile, adds some jewelry-esqe sophistication to that aluminum look, thanks to 289 spheres that play with texture and shimmering mother-of-pearl inlays. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026

But arranging spheres becomes significantly more complex in higher dimensions, which allow for more arrangements and symmetries. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026

The delegation features representatives across Houston's political, business and cultural spheres, such as Chris Canetti, president of Houston's World Cup host committee, and Hidalgo. —Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026

The sisters' ensembles, which varied slightly from each other, were two-piece sets of crop tops and shorts or miniskirts with clusters of transparent spheres layered over nude fabric. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026