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hard ball
adjective as in ambitious
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- anxious
- ardent
- aspiring
- avid
- ball of fire
- bent upon
- climbing
- come on
- come on strong
- designing
- desirous
- driving
- eager
- eager beaver
- enterprising
- fireball
- get up and go
- go-getter
- goal-oriented
- high-reaching
- hopeful
- hungry
- industrious
- inspired
- intent
- longing
- power-loving
- purposeful
- pushing
- pushy
- self-starting
- sharp
- soaring
- striving
- thirsty
- vaulting
- zealous
adjective as in enterprising
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Example Sentences
That "soft ball," "hard ball," "thread," and "brittle" mean the different stages sugar reaches while cooking.
Betsey let the sugar, water and vinegar boil until a little of the syrup, dropped in cold water, formed a hard ball.
The sugar, water and vinegar were boiled until a little of the syrup, tried by Betsey in cold water, formed a hard ball.
She let these cook, and just before they reached the hard ball stage, added the butter.
Boil the sugar and the water until it threads or forms a fairly hard ball when tried in cold water.
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On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hard ball, such as: aggressive, determined, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, and resourceful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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