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 line has rolled together for the last four games. —

Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Police said their initial investigation found that Hastings was performing maintenance underneath the truck cab when the vehicle rolled backward, trapping him beneath it. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers … but baseball has marked the time. —

Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026 Kallie Martin showed out with 20 points as Andover (5-1) rolled to a 56-21 Merrimack Valley Conference win over Haverhill. —

Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026 Mira Mesa Girls wrestling Competing at 145 pounds, the returning state qualifier rolled to a 4-0 record by pinning all four of her opponents in the inaugural girls’ Battle for the Belt at Temecula Valley High School. —

Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 That score is reserved for unsweetened, steel-cut or rolled oats. —

Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026 Sharing a movie or TV series invites us to get cozy, laugh together, and talk about characters and a plot long after the credits have rolled. —

Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Jan. 2026 But what really piqued our interest was the silver suitcase the singer rolled behind her. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025

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The Red Sox rounded out their spring training roster on Friday, announcing the addition of 14 non-roster invitees to big league camp.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The Frost and Victoire rounded out the top half of the PWHL standings entering Wednesday night’s game.

— Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026