Synonyms for basketball
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
He pursued basketball as his career.
Related words
- Word family
- basketballer
- Phrases
- basketball player basketball hoop street basketball
Forms
- Plural
- basketballs → baskets…
Example sentences
- basket The letter was consigned to the wastepaper basket.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| basketball | rising | |
| basket | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- hoops1
- 6 letters
- basket2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (basket2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- basket
- Español
- baloncesto
- Català
- bàsquet