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butterball Synonyms

Another word for butterball

Choosing another word for butterball depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A plump, chubby, or rotund person or animal, especially a baby or young child.

Usage Example

"The newborn puppy was a little roly-poly that waddled across the kitchen floor."

Strong
roly-poly
pudge
dumpling

• noun (Context 2)

The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), a small North American diving duck of the family Anatidae that has a plump body and a large white patch on the back of its head.

Usage Example

"A small flock of butterballs bobbed in the sheltered cove before diving for aquatic invertebrates."

Strongest
bufflehead

Opposites of butterball

The opposite of butterball shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

beanpole
string bean
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• Nearby Words

butter and eggs
butter bean
butter beans
butterball
butterbean
buttercream
buttercup

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Butterball. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/butterball
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