Mike is not a member of the volleyball team.
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Volleyball
/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/
Synonyms for "volleyball" (16 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (8)
Noun(8 words)
sport-specificvolley ballvolleyball administrationvolleyball ballvolleyball governancevolleyball-relatedvolleyball-specificvolleyballs
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: volleyball game, ball, bingo, checkers, chess.
- Sentence evidence is available for volleyball, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, 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 "volleyball".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "volleyball"
Keep "volleyball" 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 "volleyball" 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 "volleyball", 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 "volleyball" 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
10 entriesMore specific
10 entriesbeach volleyballbeach volleyball ballindoor volleyballindoor volleyball ballnational federationpassing drillregional leaguespike drillvolleyball courtvolleyball equipment
Collocations
8 entriesvolleyball courtvolleyball equipmentvolleyball matchvolleyball netvolleyball playervolleyball seasonvolleyball teamvolleyball training
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 74 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- vlugbal noun (game)
Albanian
1 entries- volejboll noun (game)
Arabic
1 entries- الكُرَةُ اَلْطَّائِرَة noun (game)
Armenian
1 entries- վոլեյբոլ noun (game)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ noun (game)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- voleybol noun (game)
Basque
1 entries- boleibol noun (game)
Belarusian
1 entries- валейбо́л noun (game)
Bengali
1 entries- ভলিবল noun (game)
Bulgarian
1 entries- во́лейбол noun (game)
Burmese
1 entries- ဘော်လီဘော noun (game)
Catalan
2 entries- voleibol noun (game)
- vòlei noun (game)
Central Dusun
1 entries- buul tapap noun (game)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 排球 noun (game)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 排球 noun (game)
Czech
2 entries- odbíjená noun (game)
- volejbal noun (game)
Danish
1 entries- volleyball noun (game)
Dutch
1 entries- volleybal noun (game)
Esperanto
4 entries- flugpilkado noun (game)
- flugpilko noun (game)
- retpilko noun (game)
- volejbalo noun (game)
Estonian
1 entries- võrkpall noun (game)
Finnish
1 entries- lentopallo noun (game)
French
1 entries- volley-ball noun (game)
Galician
2 entries- balonvolea noun (game)
- voleibol noun (game)
Georgian
1 entries- ფრენბურთი noun (game)
German
1 entries- Volleyball noun (game)
Greek
3 entries- βόλεϊ noun (game)
- βόλλεϋ noun (game)
- πετοσφαίριση noun (game)
Gujarati
1 entries- મારદડો noun (game)
Hebrew
1 entries- כַּדוּרעָף noun (game)
Hindi
2 entries- वॉलीबाल noun (game)
- वॉलीबॉल noun (game)
Hungarian
1 entries- röplabda noun (game)
Icelandic
1 entries- blak noun (game)
Indonesian
1 entries- bola voli noun (game)
Irish
1 entries- eitpheil noun (game)
Italian
3 entries- palla a volo noun (game)
- pallavolo noun (game)
- volley noun (game)
Japanese
2 entries- バレーボール noun (game)
- 排球 noun (game)
Kazakh
1 entries- волейбол noun (game)
Khmer
2 entries- កីឡាបាល់ទះ noun (game)
- បាល់ទះ noun (game)
Korean
2 entries- 발리볼 noun (game)
- 배구 noun (game)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- волейбол noun (game)
Lao
1 entries- ບານສົ່ງ noun (game)
Latin
1 entries- follis volitatis noun (game)
Latvian
1 entries- volejbols noun (game)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tinklinis noun (game)
Macedonian
1 entries- одбојка noun (game)
Malay
1 entries- bola tampar noun (game)
Mingrelian
1 entries- ფურინბურთი noun (game)
Mongolian
2 entries- волейбол noun (game)
- гар бөмбөг noun (game)
Māori
1 entries- poirewa noun (game)
Navajo
2 entries- jooł ałnáábízníltsʼííh noun (game)
- jooł nabízníkaadí noun (game)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- voleybol noun (game)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- volleyball noun (game)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- volleyball noun (game)
Persian
1 entries- والیبال noun (game)
Polish
4 entries- piłka siatkowa noun (game)
- siata noun (game)
- siatka noun (game)
- siatkówka noun (game)
Portuguese
3 entries- voleibol noun (game)
- vólei noun (game)
- vôlei noun (game)
Romanian
1 entries- volei noun (game)
Russian
1 entries- волейбо́л noun (game)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- odbojka noun (game)
- одбојка noun (game)
Sinhalese
1 entries- වොලිබෝල් noun (game)
Slovak
1 entries- volejbal noun (game)
Slovene
1 entries- odbojka noun (game)
Spanish
4 entries- balonvolea noun (game)
- voleibol noun (game)
- vóleibol noun (game)
- vóley noun (game)
Swahili
1 entries- voliboli noun (game)
Swedish
1 entries- volleyboll noun (game)
Tagalog
2 entries- balibol noun (game)
- volleyball noun (game)
Tajik
1 entries- волейбол noun (game)
Thai
1 entries- วอลเลย์บอล noun (game)
Turkish
1 entries- voleybol noun (game)
Turkmen
1 entries- woleýbol noun (game)
Ukrainian
2 entries- волейбо́л noun (game)
- відби́ванка noun (game)
Urdu
1 entries- والی بال noun (game)
Uzbek
1 entries- voleybol noun (game)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bóng chuyền noun (game)
Welsh
1 entries- pêl-foli noun (game)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
I play volleyball a lot.
Source: tatoeba (34990)
Do you like playing volleyball?
Source: tatoeba (34991)
His height is a great advantage when he plays volleyball.
Source: tatoeba (34992)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "volleyball"?
Closest matches include volleyball game, ball, bingo, checkers, chess.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "volleyball"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.