playing ball

NOUN

cooperation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid assistance collaboration participation partnership service unity

STRONG

alliance cahoots coaction coalition combination communion company concert concurrence confederacy confederation conspiracy federation fusion give-and-take harmony help helpfulness logrolling partisanship reciprocity responsiveness society symbiosis synergism synergy teamwork unanimity union

WEAK

coadjuvancy combined effort confunction doing business with esprit de corps teaming

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism disagreement discord disunion disunity division divorce hostility management separation

WEAK

blockage delay encumbrance hindrance obstruction prevention stoppage

Example Sentences

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That didn’t bother Malone, who cared only about playing ball and being remunerated for his efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

But it looks like Merz, who wants to be Germany's next chancellor as head of the Christian Democrats, is not playing ball.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

Drafted in May 1952, he spent the next two seasons playing ball in khaki, then was discharged in March 1954, just in time to have the finest season of his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Boys in particular mentioned outdoor leisure spaces, such as playing ball in the backyard or walking the dog.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

“Mr. Tate doesn’t think you can continue playing ball if you don’t get your grades up,” Moms said.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

playing ball

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