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Synonyms for globular

  • adjective

Most common

ball-shaped spherical rotund globose

All synonyms

Adjective

spherical, globose, ball-shaped, round, rotund, global, orbicular, spheric, globate dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.

Related words

Word family
globularity globularness globe globose globule
Phrases
globular lightning

Example sentences

  • spherical A yaranga is a spherical dwelling similar to a yurt.
  • rotund He's become more rotund since our last meeting.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
globularfalling
sphericalfalling
rotundrising
globosefalling

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

By length

5 letters
round1
6 letters
global2, rotund2
7 letters
globose, spheric, globate
9 letters
spherical3, orbicular

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (global2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
globulaire
Italiano
globulare