You like balls.
Source: tatoeba (20126)
Balls
/bɔːlz/
Synonyms for "balls" (121 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, bag.
- Sentence evidence is available for balls, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "balls".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "balls"
Keep "balls" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "balls" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "balls", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "balls" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesaggregateassembleexclamationexpressionfabricationgeometric objectinterjectionlinguistic unitproductionreproductive organssports equipmentsubset of space
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
16 entriesball bearingball bearingsball gameball pitballpark estimatebaseballbaseball ballsbasketballclay ballcrystal ballsdough ballfoul ballsheavy ballsmedicine ballssoccer ballsoft balls
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 42 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- koqe noun (slang for testicles)
Armenian
2 entries- ձվեր noun (slang for testicles)
- պլոր noun (slang for testicles)
Aromanian
2 entries- boashi noun (slang for testicles)
- coalji noun (slang for testicles)
Asturian
1 entries- güevos noun (slang for testicles)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- daşşaq noun (slang for testicles)
Bengali
1 entries- বীচি noun (slang for testicles)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ташаци noun (slang for testicles)
- топки noun (slang for testicles)
Catalan
1 entries- collons noun (slang for testicles)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 春子 noun (slang for testicles)
- 波子 noun (slang for testicles)
- 波珠 noun (slang for testicles)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 蛋蛋 noun (slang for testicles)
Czech
1 entries- koule noun (slang for testicles)
Danish
1 entries- nosser noun (slang for testicles)
Dutch
2 entries- ballen noun (slang for testicles)
- kloten noun (slang for testicles)
Esperanto
1 entries- kojonoj noun (slang for testicles)
Estonian
1 entries- munad noun (slang for testicles)
Finnish
3 entries- kassit noun (slang for testicles)
- munat noun (slang for testicles)
- pallit noun (slang for testicles)
French
4 entries- balloches noun (slang for testicles)
- burnes noun (slang for testicles)
- couilles noun (slang for testicles)
- roustons noun (slang for testicles)
Galician
1 entries- collóns noun (slang for testicles)
Georgian
3 entries- კვაჯები noun (slang for testicles)
- ყვერები noun (slang for testicles)
- ყოყორები noun (slang for testicles)
German
2 entries- Eier noun (slang for testicles)
- Klöten noun (slang for testicles)
Greek
1 entries- αρχίδια noun (slang for testicles)
Hebrew
1 entries- ביצים noun (slang for testicles)
Hungarian
1 entries- tök noun (slang for testicles)
Indonesian
3 entries- biji peler noun (slang for testicles)
- biji salak noun (slang for testicles)
- peler noun (slang for testicles)
Interlingua
1 entries- coleones noun (slang for testicles)
Italian
4 entries- balle noun (slang for testicles)
- coglioni noun (slang for testicles)
- palle noun (slang for testicles)
- testicoli noun (slang for testicles)
Japanese
1 entries- 金玉 noun (slang for testicles)
Javanese
1 entries- konthol noun (slang for testicles)
Latin
1 entries- cōleī noun (slang for testicles)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kiaušai noun (slang for testicles)
Persian
1 entries- خایه noun (slang for testicles)
Polish
1 entries- jaja noun (slang for testicles)
Portuguese
3 entries- bolas noun (slang for testicles)
- colhões noun (slang for testicles)
- saco noun (slang for testicles)
Romanian
3 entries- boașe noun (slang for testicles)
- coaie noun (slang for testicles)
- ouă noun (slang for testicles)
Russian
2 entries- муде́ noun (slang for testicles)
- я́йца noun (slang for testicles)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- jaja noun (slang for testicles)
- muda noun (slang for testicles)
Slovak
1 entries- gule noun (slang for testicles)
Slovene
1 entries- jajca noun (slang for testicles)
Spanish
4 entries- bolas noun (slang for testicles)
- cojones noun (slang for testicles)
- huevos noun (slang for testicles)
- pelotas noun (slang for testicles)
Tagalog
1 entries- betlog noun (slang for testicles)
Turkish
1 entries- taşak noun (slang for testicles)
Yiddish
1 entries- אייער noun (slang for testicles)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.
Source: tatoeba (32408)
Balls are round.
Source: tatoeba (33654)
What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.
Source: tatoeba (33659)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "balls"?
Closest matches include adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, bag.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "balls"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.