Synonyms for football
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Black box — the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President
2. Gridiron
gridiron AU NZ, gridiron football AU NZ, international football, pigskin slang US
Other
soccer, ball, association football, footy slang UK, wogball slang AU
Definitions
- n. 1
The leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President.
- n. 2
A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.
Forms
- Plural
- footballs → gridirons, pigskins, balls, footies…
Example sentences
- ball I shall try to take the ball without him noticing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| football | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ball1
- 5 letters
- footy
- 6 letters
- soccer2
- 7 letters
- pigskin2, wogball
- 8 letters
- gridiron3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (soccer2 = 2 syllables).