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Synonyms of ball

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Another word for ball is sphere. Other synonyms of ball are nonsense, chutzpah, guts, nerve and roll up.

Synonyms and similar words for ball

nounNonsense.

nounCourage.

  • chutzpahNearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
  • guts
  • nerve

verbTo form or wind into a ball.

  • roll up
  • wadTo crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.

verbTo have sexual intercourse (with).

verbTo operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack...

nounA very enjoyable time.

nounMore synonyms

  • sphereAn object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball.
  • globe

nounTesticle.

  • testicleEither half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one...

Meaning of ball

  1. noun A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  2. noun A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
  3. noun A food preparation formed into a spherical shape.

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Questions about synonyms of ball

What is another word for ball?
Ball has 108 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sphere, nonsense, chutzpah, guts, nerve, roll up, wad and Formal terms.
What does ball mean?
Ball means a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ball (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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