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Synonyms for fireball

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Ball of fire

ball of fire, power house

2. Meteor

meteor, shooting star, bolide, bolis dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.

  2. n. 2

    A feisty, strong-willed person.

Forms

Plural
fireballs → meteors, bolides, fastballs…

Example sentences

  • meteor In 2013, a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia.
  • fastball See if you can catch my fastball.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fireballrising
meteorfalling
fastballrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
bolis
6 letters
meteor3, bolide
8 letters
fastball2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meteor3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bolide
Italiano
bolide
Español
bólido