Synonyms for softball
ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɒft-soft·ball

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 5 votes

1. softballnoun

   Synonyms:
   mush ball, pumpkin ball, kitten ball, town ball, diamond ball, indoor baseball

2. softballnoun

   A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

   Synonyms:
   town ball, mush ball, diamond ball, indoor baseball, kitten ball, pumpkin ball

3. softballnoun

   A question designed to be easy to answer.

   Synonyms:
   diamond ball, kitten ball, town ball, pumpkin ball, indoor baseball, mush ball

4. softballnoun

   The ball used to play the sport.

   Synonyms:
   diamond ball, town ball, pumpkin ball, indoor baseball, mush ball, kitten ball

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. softball, playground ballnoun

   ball used in playing softball

   Synonyms:
   playground ball, softball game

   Antonyms:
   hardball

2. softball, softball gamenoun

   a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer

   Synonyms:
   playground ball, softball game

   Antonyms:
   hardball

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PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "softball":

   baseball, bullet

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1. Monica Abbott:

   It's kind of sad that there can't be any spectators, especially no foreign spectators, this is an event that doesn't happen all the time, so it's disappointing not to have people in the stands — but also not having Japanese fans when Japan is such a softball-loving country.

2. Little League International:

   We value our relationship with Major League Baseball and its efforts to expand opportunities for youth baseball and softball, and the best thing that Little League International can do for Major League Baseball and the entire baseball community is to teach children how to play the sport by the rules and with a high level of sportsmanship.

3. Todd McLemoretold:

   Apparently, some spectators were very vocal towards the umpire calls in favor of Blue Ridge and it just got louder and louder. kingsport TN MMA, wait a minute I mean softball.

4. Nicholas Mercurio:

   The new space fence will have much greater sensitivity, allowing it to detect and track and measure an object the size of a softball, orbiting more than 1,200 miles in space.

5. The State Department official:

   It does not measure up, you can not say under any measure that going to Israel is a priority. It is a softball. It's going to be, you could say, a lovefest.