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be a ball

ADJECTIVE
entertaining
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorbing affecting captivating charming compelling delightful diverting engaging engrossing enjoyable enticing exciting fascinating fun funny humorous impressive inspiring interesting lively moving pleasant poignant provocative stimulating thrilling
STRONG
cheering enchanting enthralling entrancing gas relaxing riot rousing scream stirring striking
WEAK
cheerful clever droll gay piquant pleasurable priceless recreative restorative side-splitting witty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad boring depressing disagreeable dramatic dull repellent repulsive sad serious tragic unaffecting unamusing unenjoyable unexciting unfunny unhappy uninteresting unpleasant unstimulating
WEAK
laborious tiring

Example Sentences

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Fulton, added in the offseason, has been a standout in coverage and has shown himself to be a ball hawk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

"If you got selected, you could walk with your head up, you know. 'I'm going to be a ball boy.'"

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

“We strengthen existing evidence for the existence of the innermost inner core, which should be a ball the size of about half of the inner core.”

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2023

“It might be a ball, two, a cup, even as close as 7, 8 feet. It’s really tricky.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

But I didn’t know he used to be a ball player and a husband, and lost both his wife and career for absolutely no reason.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds