softball
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softball
Where it comes from
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.
noun softballs
- A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. This will give you someone with whom you can trade softball complaints, which any veteran game-goer will tell you is the key to a good time.
- The ball used to play the sport.
- A question designed to be easy to answer. a softball interview
Similar: diamond ball, indoor baseball, kittenball, mush ball, playground ball, pumpkin ball, town ball
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: playground ball, softball game, hardball, baseball, bullet, ball, qualification, shot, easy, pitch, slug, fastpitch, mushball, slowpitch, wiffleball, blooperball
noun
Similar: diamond ball, indoor baseball, kittenball, mush ball, playground ball, pumpkin ball, town ball
Translations
Talk about this word "softball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/softball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. softball. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/softball "softball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/softball.Cite this
@misc{softball_2026,
title = {softball},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/softball},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
