Synonyms for basketball
ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt-bas·ket·ball

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. basketballnoun

   A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

   Synonyms:
   hoops

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. basketball, basketball game, hoopsnoun

   a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

   Synonyms:
   hoops, basketball game

2. basketballnoun

   an inflated ball used in playing basketball

   Synonyms:
   hoops, basketball game

Matched Categories

1. • Ball
   • Basketball Equipment
   • Court Game

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1. List of paraphrases for "basketball":

   basket, ball, sneaker, nba

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1. Matthew Albence:

   These individuals have access to 24/7 food and water. They have educational opportunities. They have recreational opportunities, both structured as well as unstructured, there's basketball courts, there's exercise classes, there's soccer fields that we put in there. They have extensive medical, dental and mental health opportunities. In fact, many of these individuals, the first time they've ever seen a dentist is when they've come to one of our( family residential) centers.

2. Paige Bueckers:

   I’m obviously super grateful to be home, but it doesn’t matter the location, where it is, we’re all excited to be at the Final Four and keep playing, i’m hoping to see a lot of Minnesota basketball fans because it’s an awesome experience and opportunity for the state.

3. Nelson Serrato:

   It's all about what Kobe would want us to feel ... enjoy basketball, enjoy this moment, even though they are not here, they would like us to celebrate.

4. Monty Williams:

   I’m happy that the people did do that because it fueled an already highly competitive, strong-willed, Maestro of a point guard and basketball player, never want to count out a guy like Chris.

5. Dedrique Taylor:

   A video coordinator at the time was into that stuff. He was really into the technology part of the basketball world. A lot of NBA guys, coaches, scouts, they would come through Arizona State and they mentioned it a lot. i think when I first got here it became one of or maybe the only software we were using for about the first year or two.