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?
He was nipping every ball so perfectly and playing great bunker shots and everything, i said that to someone,' I think he's going to have a good week,' and he ended up winning.
We certainly feel that President Museveni holds the ball on this right now, and therefore some of the consequences if the talks don't get started.
We wanted to come out hard and strong from the start ... the more pressure we put China under the more they coughed the ball up, i think we're going to be flying next game.
Professor Ball has a thing about gays. His wife married one.
We tried to get the ball in the hands of our best players, zion and Brandon had the ball all the time and they did a good job. They made plays, and that’s what you rely on them to do. ... Right now, they’re really trusting their teammates and their teammates are delivering.
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