ROLLED Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

rolled

verb

Definition of rolled next

past tense of roll

as in rounded

to form into a round compact mass rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

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as in rumbled

to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance

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as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge

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as in turned

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it

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as in flowed

to move in a stream just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by

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as in rotated

to move in circles around an axis or center rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up

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as in drifted

to move or proceed smoothly and readily once we started rolling, everything went perfectly

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Recent Examples of rolled The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill. —

Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 American Heritage-Delray rolled to 14-3 win against Community School of Naples in the state semifinal. —

Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026 The ball rolled across the edge of the 6-yard box to Chawinga, who scored the tap-in. —

Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026 Ella Franey struck out seven in the circle and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored as Abington rolled to a 19-1 South Shore League triumph over Carver in five innings. —

Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026 After Grant’s historic bomb in the third inning off Big Ten pitcher of the year Jordy Frahm gave UCLA a 2-0 lead, the Bruins’ (47-8) offense sputtered and Nebraska (46-6) rolled to a 7-2 victory. —

Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 The homes in Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, were flattened after the storms rolled across the state, causing a dozen injuries in the park, per ABC News. —

Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 My real allegiance, if burritos can inspire allegiance, is to the northern-Mexican style, made with a modest amount of filling and rolled into a consequentially narrower cylinder. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 David Frankel really rolled with it. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2026

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Evening programs were introduced by a man in a tuxedo, or a woman in equally formal garb, and rounded off by the playing of the national anthem.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Boise State men’s basketball rounded out its 2026-27 roster with the addition of former Illinois guard Ty Rodgers, the program announced Friday morning.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026