Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A round object typically used in games and sports or as a toy.
Ball
/bɔːl/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
This word has no antonymsExamples:
She throws the ball.The children played soccer with a ball.
Etymology:
The word ball comes from the Old Norse word bollr and is related to the Middle Dutch bal and the Proto-Germanic balluz. It has been used in English to denote a spherical object since the late 1200s.
Usage Statistics:
112 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
Very Often
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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