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Synonyms for on ball
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : bawl |
Phonetic Transcription : bɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for on ball Other synonyms for the word on ball
- a hand at
- A-OK
- able
- according to Hoyle
- ace
- acknowledged
- active
- actual
- acute
- adapted
- adept
- admissible
- advertent
- agile
- agog
- alert
- alive
- alive to
- all around
- all ears
- all right
- all there
- amen
- appropriate
- apt
- astute
- au courant
- au fait
- average
- awake
- battle-scarred
- be up on
- been around
- being a pistol
- big
- brainy
- bright
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- brilliant
- brisk
- cagey
- calculating
- canny
- capable
- cautious
- chary
- circumspect
- clean
- clear-sighted
- clever
- cogent
- cognizant
- common
- compelling
- competent
- complete
- comprehending
- conscientious
- conscious
- considering
- contemplating
- conversant
- convincing
- cooking with gas
- cool
- copacetic
- correct
- crack
- crackerjack
- crafty
- crisp
- critical
- cunning
- cute
- dead on
- decent
- deducing
- deft
- delightful
- detecting
- dexterous
- direct
- discerning
- discovering
- discriminating
- dynamite
- eager
- eagle-eyed
- effective
- effectual
- efficacious
- efficient
- eggheaded
- emphatic
- endowed
- energetic
- enough
- enrapt
- enthralled
- equal
- equitable
- expeditious
- experienced
- expert
- facetious
- factual
- fair
- fairish
- faithful
- farsighted
- fascinated
- fast
- fast on the draw
- faultless
- finished
- fireball
- fit
- fitted
- flawless
- fool
- for sure
- forceful
- forcible
- foxy
- free of error
- fresh
- genius
- gifted
- glued
- good
- good hands
- goodish
- green thumb
- guarded
- handy
- hanging on every word
- hardened
- has what it takes
- having know-how
- having lead in pencil
- having smarts
- having the goods
- having the right stuff
- heads up
- heady
- heedful
- hep
- hip
- hooked
- hot
- hot tamale
- hotshot
- humorous
- hunky-dory
- immediate
- immersed
- impeccable
- impertinent
- impressive
- in the know
- in the swim
- ingenious
- insightful
- instant
- instantaneous
- intelligent
- intent
- intentive
- interested
- into
- jazzed
- judicious
- just
- keen
- know all the answers
- know ins and outs
- know one's business
- know one's stuff
- know stuff
- know the answers
- know the ropes
- know the score
- knowing
- knowing one's stuff
- knowing the ropes
- knowing the score
- knowledgeable
- known
- kosher
- large
- learned
- legitimate
- licensed
- like a one-man band
- like a pistol
- listening
- live
- lively
- long-haired
- looking for
- looking to
- masterful
- masterly
- mindful
- moderate
- moving
- neat
- nervy
- nice
- nifty
- nimble
- nimble-witted
- no dummy
- no slouch
- nobody's fool
- not born yesterday
- not missing a trick
- obedient
- observant
- observative
- observing
- okay
- old
- old hand
- old-timer
- on alert
- on guard
- on one's toes
- on target
- on the ball
- on the beam
- on the button
- on the dot
- on the job
- on the lookout
- on the money
- on the nose
- on the qui vive
- on the stick
- on the watch
- on time
- on to
- on toes
- on top of
- on track
- open-eyed
- operative
- original
- paid one's dues
- passable
- peachy keen
- penetrating
- penetrative
- perceptive
- perfect
- perspicacious
- pert
- pertinent
- playing hardball
- pleasant
- pleasing
- plugged in
- pointed
- polished
- potent
- powerful
- powerhouse
- practical
- practiced
- precise
- preoccupied
- prepared
- pretty
- primed
- pro
- producing
- professional
- proficient
- prompt
- proper
- psyched up
- punctual
- qualified
- questioning
- quick
- quick on the draw
- quick on the trigger
- quick on the uptake
- quick-thinking
- quick-witted
- rapid
- ready
- really into
- receptive
- regardful
- regular
- resourceful
- respectable
- respectful
- resultant
- right
- right as rain
- right on
- right stuff
- righteous
- rigorous
- sagacious
- sassy
- satisfactory
- savvy
- searching
- seasoned
- see after
- see to
- sensible
- sensitive
- serviceable
- serving
- sharp
- sharp as a tack
- sharp-eyed
- sharp-sighted
- sharp-witted
- shrewd
- skilled
- skillful
- skull
- sleepless
- slick
- sly
- smart
- smart as a tack
- smart as a whip
- smooth
- solicitous
- sound
- speedy
- spirited
- standard
- stone
- streetwise
- strict
- striking
- studious
- subtle
- sufficient
- suitable
- suited
- surveying
- suspicious
- swell
- swift
- switched on
- talented
- telling
- there
- thoughtful
- timely
- tolerable
- trained
- trenchant
- trendy
- true
- tuned in
- unbelieving
- understanding
- undistorted
- unexceptional
- unhesitating
- unmistaken
- unobjectionable
- unsleeping
- up
- up to code
- up to it
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- useful
- valid
- veracious
- veridical
- versant
- versed
- vet
- veteran
- vigilant
- vigorous
- virtuous
- vital
- waiting on
- wakeful
- wary
- watchful
- welcome
- well-qualified
- well-versed
- whiz
- wicked
- wide-awake
- wide-eyed
- willing
- wired
- wise
- wised up
- with eyes peeled
- with it
- with weather eye open
- witty
- wizard
- worldly
- yielding
Définition of on ball
Origin :- "round object," Old English *beal, from or corresponding to Old Norse bollr "ball," from Proto-Germanic *balluz (cf. Old High German ballo, German Ball), from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole).
- Meaning "testicle" is from early 14c. Ball of the foot is from mid-14c. A ball as an object in a sports game is recorded from c.1200; To have the ball "hold the advantage" is from c.1400. To be on the ball is 1912, from sports. Ball-point pen first recorded 1946. Ball of fire when first recorded in 1821 referred to "a glass of brandy;" as "spectacularly successful striver" it is c.1900.
- As in mindful : adj attentive, aware
- As in not born yesterday : adj experienced
- As in observant : adj alert, watchful
- As in astute : adj perceptive
- As in on the ball : adj alert
- As in attentive : adj concentrating
- As in professional : adj skilled, trained
- As in prompt : adj early, responsive
- As in quick : adj smart
- As in quick-witted : adj smart
- As in savvy : adj shrewd
- As in sharp : adj perceptive, quick-witted
- As in skillful : adj able, talented
- As in smart : adj intelligent
- As in acceptable : adj satisfactory, agreeable
- As in vigilant : adj careful, watchful
- As in watchful : adj on the lookout
- As in wide-awake : adj fully awake
- As in sharp-witted : adj mentally keen
- As in street-smart : adj able to survive city
- As in capable : adj able to perform
- As in goodish : adj acceptable
- As in OK : adj acceptable
- As in open-eyed : adj alert
- As in unobjectionable : adj acceptable
- As in adept : adj very able
- As in competent : adj able
- As in adroit : adj very able or skilled
- As in correct : adj accurate, exact
- As in alert : adj attentive, lively
- As in effective : adj productive, persuasive
- As in on the ball : adv paying attention
Antonyms for on ball
- abnormal
- aboveboard
- absent-minded
- amateur
- apathetic
- asinine
- asleep
- awkward
- bad
- benevolent
- biased
- bland
- blunt
- boring
- calm
- careless
- clumsy
- coarse
- dark
- delayed
- dense
- disagreeable
- disregarding
- disturbing
- dowdy
- drowsy
- dull
- extraordinary
- extreme
- false
- flat
- flawed
- foolish
- forthright
- frank
- fruitless
- green
- heedless
- helpless
- honest
- idiotic
- idle
- ignorant
- imbecile
- impotent
- imprecise
- improper
- impulsive
- inaccurate
- inactive
- inadequate
- inappropriate
- inattentive
- incapable
- incapacitated
- incautious
- incompetent
- inconsiderate
- incorrect
- indefinite
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- indistinct
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inexact
- inexperienced
- inoperative
- insufficient
- intolerable
- invalid
- kind
- late
- later
- lazy
- lethargic
- light
- low
- mild
- moderate
- naive
- neglectful
- neglecting
- negligent
- nice
- normal
- obtuse
- old
- old-fashioned
- poor
- powerless
- quiet
- rash
- rookie
- rough
- shallow
- slow
- slow-witted
- sluggish
- stupid
- tardy
- tasteless
- thick
- thoughtless
- typical
- unable
- unacceptable
- unafraid
- unattentive
- unaware
- uncareful
- unclever
- undefined
- undiscriminating
- uneducated
- unfashionable
- unfitting
- unhandy
- uninformed
- unintelligent
- unmindful
- unobservant
- unprepared
- unproductive
- unprofessional
- unqualified
- unreasonable
- unrespectable
- unsatisfactory
- unseasoned
- unskilled
- unskillful
- unstylish
- unsuccessful
- unsuitable
- untalented
- untrained
- unusual
- unwatchful
- unwelcome
- unwilling
- unworried
- useless
- weak
- weary
- worn
- worthless
- wrong
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