DOME Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdōm

Definition of dome

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the fitted cap is too small for my large dome

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verb

as in to overhang

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Recent Examples of dome

Noun

This uncontrolled melting widens the cavern and dangerously thins the structural salt pillars separating adjacent domes. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 The heat dome that has produced these extremes is showing no signs of letting up — at least not until early September. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Seven Massachusetts steeplejacks, swinging in bosun’s chairs, began applying to the statehouse dome the gold leaf made from Dahlonega gold dust. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dome

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Noun

The Los Angeles Police Department released a video that shows officers at the Valley jail manhandle an uncooperative inmate who died after he was left handcuffed with a bag over his head while laying prone on the bunk in his cell.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of head

Verb

Then there’s the overhanging trauma of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, since most local Christians in Israel and the occupied West Bank are Palestinian.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office, picking fruit off an overhanging branch can result in a $200 civil citation or even criminal charges.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of overhang

Noun

Baumeister's son discovered a human skull in the woods at Fox Hollow Farm in 1994, but, according to reports, investigators did not search the property until June 1996.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Five days after Watkins’ skull was crushed in a parking lot, the 50-year-old woman died at a hospital.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of skull

Verb

By later in the day, the second lake had bulged — sparking fears of another lethal torrent.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Infants may act sluggish or not active, vomit, be unusually fussy, face poor feeding, show a bulging soft spot on the head, or show poor reflexes.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bulge

Verb

His size and length stand out compared to former swing tackle Justin Skule.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Amid a national cinema that has become internationally recognized for perverse plotting and deadpan absurdism, writer-director Alexis Alexiou‘s third feature stands out for its stark storytelling and earnest emotional intensity.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of stand out

Verb

While the weather forecast does not project any kind of heat wave this week, temperatures on the surface of the Open’s acrylic-on-asphalt hard courts can approach 120 degrees after hours of direct sunlight.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
In the interview, Wirth projected that Chevron's all-in production costs for its projects in Venezuela can be kept under $20 per barrel.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of project

Verb

About 22 deer were brought to the channel island for sport hunting in the late 1920s, and their numbers soon ballooned to roughly 2,000, Barton said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
But since plans for the park were first announced a few years ago, cost projections have ballooned, and initial plans to have portions of the park ready by the FIFA World Cup in 2026 did not come to pass.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of balloon

Verb

In 2003, Gambian pouched rats shipped from Ghana to Texas were housed alongside prairie dogs at a pet distribution facility in Illinois.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Limiting access to supplies is misguided when a pouching system, fitted by experts, is what allows people to live normally.

— Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of pouch

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