football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

NOUN

a sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soccer

STRONG

rugby

WEAK

American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

NOUN

the ball used in football

Synonyms

STRONG

moleskin oval peanut pigskin pineapple porker sphere watermelon

WEAK

inflated oval regulation football

Example Sentences

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As a child, he took drawing classes and visited museums, and he also played football.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One doesn’t have to search very far to come up with college and professional football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The projects included bridges, football stadiums and motorways.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He and his men were stuck on a tropical island about the size of a football field.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin