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Synonyms and antonyms of Other games played with balls in American Thesaurus

Other games played with balls

badminton (noun)

a game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock (=a small light object with feathers on it) to each other across a net

ball (noun)

any game that you play with a ball, especially baseball

ball game (noun)

any game played with a ball, such as soccer or football

croquet (noun)

a game played on grass in which players hit balls through curved pieces of metal called wickets or hoops using long wooden hammers called mallets

handball (noun)

in the U.S., a game in which two or four people hit a ball against a wall with their hands

hurling (noun)

a game similar to field hockey and lacrosse that is popular in Ireland and is played by two teams of 15 players

jai alai (noun)

a fast game, originally from the Basque region of Spain, in which players catch and throw a hard ball with long curved baskets fastened to their wrists

lacrosse (noun)

a game in which two teams throw and catch a ball using long sticks with nets at the end, and try to score goals

netball (noun)

a game similar to basketball in which players, usually girls or women, get points by throwing a ball through a net

pelota (noun)

the game of jai alai

polo (noun)

a game played by two teams riding polo ponies (=horses). They get points by hitting a small ball into a particular area using a polo stick (=a wooden hammer with a long handle).

racquetball (noun)

an indoor game in which two players use small rackets to hit a ball

rounders (noun)

a game played in the U.K. that is similar to baseball, in which players hit a ball with a bat and then run around four sides of a square

softball (noun)

a game similar to baseball but played on a smaller field and with a larger softer ball

squash (noun)

a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small ball against a wall. You play squash on an indoor area called a court

stickball (noun)

a game similar to baseball that is played in the U.S. by children in the street using a stick and a ball

table tennis (noun)

a game in which one or two players on either side of a table hit a small light ball with wooden paddles across a low net in the middle of the table

T-ball (noun)

a form of baseball played in the U.S. by young children in which the ball is not thrown but is placed on a special stick so that you can hit it easily

tetherball (noun)

a game played by two people with a ball that is attached to the top of a pole with a long rope. Each player tries to wrap the rope completely around the pole by hitting the ball in one direction or the other.

volleyball (noun)

a sport in which two teams use only their hands and arms to hit a ball to each other over a high net, trying to prevent the ball from touching the ground on their side

water polo (noun)

a game played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal