DOLLS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dolls

noun

plural of doll

as in dollies

a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

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as in beauties

a physically attractive person her new boyfriend is a real doll

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dogs

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Recent Examples of dolls The toy maker said worldwide gross billings for dolls, infant, toddler and preschool products were down. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026 For much of the nineteenth century, dolls were made at home from corn husks, clothing scraps, and the like, or produced from expensive, fragile bisque porcelain and kept high up on shelves to be admired by grownup collectors, not pawed by clumsy kids. —

Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls. —

Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 The reveal by Hot Toys follows the announcements from Mattel and Hasbro on Tuesday about the bevy of dolls, toys, games, role-play items and more on the way from the toy industry giants. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Here's what to know as Fat Tuesday approaches When will the Music Career dolls be released? —

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 The release of these new dolls are timely considering National Barbie Day is March 9 and the month of March is also National Women’s History Month. —

Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025 Discovery’s vast library including Harry Potter, FRIENDS, Seinfeld, Ted Lasso, and more across the preschool, plush, dolls, vehicles, games, and novelty toy categories. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025 These days, their collection of over 200 dolls — including their first Barbie, a parental reward for potty training — is arranged like a shrine on pink shelves in their Bushwick apartment. —

Coco Romack, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolls

Noun

Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.

— Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Most carts, dollies, and internal transport tools are discarded simply because a single part failed or the workflow changed.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025