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spherical

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of spherical

having every part of the surface the same distance from the center

  • the planet Earth is not, in fact, perfectly spherical
Synonyms of spherical

global, globular, round
Words Related to spherical

annular, circular, disciform, discoid, discoidal, disklike, hooplike, ringlike

curved, looped, spiral

balled, bulbous, rotund, rounded, roundish

cylindrical (also cylindric), elliptical (or elliptic), oblong, oval, ovate, ovoid (also ovoidal)
Antonyms of spherical

nonspherical

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