Synonyms of gridiron
5 similar words
Another word for gridiron is football. Other synonyms of gridiron are football field, North American football, gridiron football and American football.
Synonyms and similar words for gridiron
nounThe field on which American football is played.
nounCanadian and American.
- North American footballCollectively, Canadian football and American football.
- gridiron footballAmerican football and Canadian football, collectively.
- football
nounMore synonyms
Meaning of gridiron
- noun An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- noun An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
- noun Any object resembling the rack or grate.
gridiron in other languages
Questions about synonyms of gridiron
- What is another word for gridiron?
- Gridiron has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as football, football field, North American football, gridiron football and American football.
- What does gridiron mean?
- Gridiron means an instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gridiron (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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