ORB Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

orb

noun

ˈȯrb

as in ball

a more or less round body or mass out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it

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Recent Examples of orb Pat Branch of Gray Court, South Carolina, shot a five-second video of the mysterious orb streaking upward left to right and posted the video on the society website. —

Joe Marusak may 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2026 To fix the problem, some may be going orange — which fits how the trend spread on my block from a window with a paper orb as big as a beachball. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026 During the service, it is presented along with a number of spiritual ornaments, including the sovereign's orb and several swords, per the Royal Collection Trust. —

Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 Continue reading … SECRET CRACKED — NOAA identifies bizarre 'golden orb' found 2 miles deep on sea floor near Alaska. —

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So, too, has ball progression from their initial build-up phase after last summer’s sale of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, as well as a lack of patterns of play in the final third.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 May 2026
For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026