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ninepins Synonyms

Another word for ninepins

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• noun (Context 1)

A traditional bowling game in which nine wooden pins are set up in a diamond formation and bowled at with a ball.

Usage Example

"The historic country inn still maintains an old wooden alley in the back room where patrons gather to play skittles."

Strongest
skittles
Strong
kegel

• noun (Context 2)

The bottle-shaped wooden pins used as targets in the game of ninepins, often used figuratively in the phrase 'like ninepins' to describe things or people falling down rapidly one after another.

Usage Example

"During the sudden winter flu outbreak, members of the cast were dropping like skittles just days before opening night."

Strongest
skittles

• Nearby Words

nine
nine-banded armadillo
ninefold
ninepins
niner
ninja
ninny

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