What are some opposite words for ball?
Antonyms for ball
bɔlball
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ballnoun
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
"the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockmusket ball, ballnoun
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
Synonyms:
lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, ballockball, globe, orbnoun
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"
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lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, eyeball, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, world, earth, ballockballnoun
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
"the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballocktestis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, eggnoun
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Synonyms:
screwball, lump, crank, clump, orb, glob, bullock block, junkie, bollock, testis, clod, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, egg, formal, junky, en, testicle, orchis, eggs, fruitcake, nut case, crackpot, addict, ballock, freakballnoun
a spherical object used as a plaything
"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockBall, Lucille Ballnoun
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunknoun
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
Synonyms:
orb, goon, lubber, testicle, oaf, stumblebum, thump, formal, nut, glob, hunk, chunk, clunk, clustering, clod, musket ball, clump, cluster, testis, bunch, thud, lummox, lout, lump, globe, orchis, thumping, ballock, gawk, bollock, egg, swelling, puffinessball, formalnoun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Synonyms:
lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, dinner dress, globe, nut, evening gown, musket ball, dinner gown, chunk, egg, formal, testicle, orchis, ballockballnoun
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
"the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballnoun
the game of baseball
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballverb
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
"he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
Synonyms:
clod, clump, testis, orb, testicle, glob, nut, musket ball, egg, formal, globe, bollock, lump, chunk, orchis, ballockballverb
form into a ball by winding or rolling
"ball wool"
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ballnoun
Synonyms:
sphere, globe, orb, pellet, pome, pommel, base-ball, football, lacrosse, basket-ball, tether-ball, bullet, projectile, dejectile, missile, glomeration, conglobation, fandango (Mexico)
How to use ball in a sentence?
It was a nice score on a day when it wasn't easy, the greens were firm, the wind made it difficult and I ended up making a good score, did a good job of getting the ball in the hole.
I can not wait to roll up our gorgeous little gay sleeves and get this ball rolling.
I do n’t know, at that point in the game something was going on. I heard some scrambling, the guys going down to the tunnel. I went down to check and when I went down to check and I got there, the one thing that I ran into was Francisco telling me, ’ Let’s go play ball, let’s go play ball, Luis,' and we just came back up.
It is important, it is an emergency, you need to break the glass, you really do need to take it up, and then we’re going to have an additional investigation, while that’s why I filed the articles, you can always just sit on them and not do anything with them. That starts the ball rolling, we’re going to give Mayorkas the opportunity to defend himself and his department.
Iran that has decisions to make fundamental decisions to make about whether The Iranians too wants to return to compliance, and there is no amount of deflection that can change that, that basic fact, the ball remains in Iran's court, we will see if they are prepared to make the decisions necessary to come back into compliance.
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