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

More hours spent with screens close to our faces and fewer hours in natural light are changing the shape of our eyeballs, elongating the spheres from front to back. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Other new displays include Lightwave, an immersive tunnel of moving and fixed chrome spheres; Cosmic Garden, a glowing hillside inspired by meditative sand gardens; and Fairy Forest, featuring glowing orbs and illuminated mushrooms. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The Islamophobic baiting scams identified by researchers operate in the overlapping spheres of right-wing politics, cryptocurrency and conspiratorial belief. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Khalil, who is known throughout the spheres of hospitality, home and fashion, designed and curated the interiors, as well as curtains made from 200 meters of handwoven Marrakshi Life textiles. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Putin also mentioned Russia's assistance in the spheres of healthcare and education, noting that nearly 40,000 students from African nations are currently studying at Russian universities. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Another considered spider silk to be like silkworm silk, which has proteins organized into micelles, or small spheres, which then compress into silk fiber. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

In particular, his wrangling of six-dimensional spheres caught Sussman’s attention. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

That's the reason why a major trend in military spheres is to create counter-drone systems that are not only effective, but can be built cheaply and in vast numbers in a short time. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026