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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Standing pitchside at a muddy Lancastrian playing field is a football fan excitedly applying the finishing touches to an enormous, time-worn scrapbook.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Adding in clubs who have since dropped out of the system, or dissolved entirely, Tony has watched football at over 2,000 non-league grounds.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Vance is expected to address an election rally with Orban in a football stadium in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Four points from their remaining five games is all they need to secure a top-two spot and end their 25-year wait for a return to top-flight football.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Everyone who met him noticed his thick football neck and his great huge head and his overbearing manner, which was interpreted as both admirably direct and a mask.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis