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Definitions

bullpen

NOUN
house
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment box building condo condominium dwelling home mansion residence shack
STRONG
abode castle cave co-op coop crib cubbyhole den diggings digs domicile dump edifice flat flophouse habitation homestead joint kennel layout lean-to pad pigpen pigsty rack residency roof roost setup shanty turf
WEAK
commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate pied-à-terre
Antonyms
STRONGEST
office
NOUN
jail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cell lockup penitentiary prison
STRONG
bastille brig can clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint pen pound rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade
WEAK
black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river
NOUN
pokey
Synonyms
STRONG
bastille brig can cell clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint keep lockup pen penitentiary pound prison rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade
WEAK
black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river
NOUN
relief pitcher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reliever stopper
WEAK
closer fireman inner reliever long reliever middle reliever short reliever

Example Sentences

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A decade and a half of gloom followed, during which, Mr. Gittlitz notes, the atmosphere of Dust Bowl privation at Shea was underscored by corn and tomato plants growing like subsistence crops in the bullpen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Try to land kick flips in the bullpen.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Shohei Ohtani, who was scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, will pitch in Wednesday’s Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch, his first Cactus League action this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Skenes, meanwhile, preferred to focus on the bullpen that secured the victory behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Gionfriddo, charging from left field to the edge of the bullpen, reached behind the fence and robbed DiMaggio of his sure home run and a tied game.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.