ROLLED Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

rolled

verb

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 Cooked in copper kettles, then hand-rolled, cut, and wrapped on a vintage machine in Boston, these treats are beautifully boxed and ready to enjoy or gift. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 Spigarelli passed for 278 yards and three touchdowns to set a school record, and Newport Harbor’s defense made two key stops on fourth down as the host Sailors rolled to a 28-7 victory. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 Lane Kiffin is now at LSU, but quarterback Trinidad Chambliss returned to Oxford, and the Rebels just rolled Auburn 45-15. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Eli Gillman ran for 196 yards and four touchdowns — setting the Big Sky Conference career record for touchdowns with 78 — and Montana rolled to a 57-24 win over Portland State. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 In non-playoff action, Tommy Pham rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns to go along with 106 passing yards and a touchdown pass as Boston Latin rolled to a 39-0 win over Medford. — Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026 Once the entire edge is rolled, place the index finger and thumb of one hand on the inside edge of the ridge and use the index finger of your other hand to push the outside edge toward the center of the pie, forming a V or U shape. — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 The actors also helped shape their characters before cameras rolled. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 The doc, The Emissary of Light, has rolled cameras and will document the transformative leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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Junior center Clara Silva rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points and eight rebounds.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Subway, Verizon Wireless, Bengay, Spotify, Pedialyte, Hot Pockets, LG, Icy Hot and GE rounded out the top 10 list of bipartisan brands.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of rounded

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The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
And there was a frenzy as one man, grimacing and sweating, lurched along pulling a truck with a rope.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurched

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In the West Bund, a former industrial waterfront turned arts district, where more museums are joining its riverside row, the annual West Bund Art and Design fair will draw galleries from across Asia and beyond in the same weeks.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Colette Kress, Nvidia’s CFO turned interim CEO, has been a key force behind that strategy, but that approach is under closer scrutiny as the scandal and resignation have rattled the market.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of turned

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Yet the major stock averages held up fairly well Thursday as investors rotated into others corners of the market, with Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom two beneficiaries.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
By the time it had been cleared to work, Coburn had been rotated off the project, but tells PEOPLE that later, artifacts like bottles, cans and old household items were still present.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotated

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Canseco drifted back toward the warning track, positioned himself near the wall and prepared to make what appeared to be a fairly ordinary defensive play.

— Jon Root, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
After the first landing, Philae bounced up and drifted around the comet for two hours, making another bounce before Rosetta's cameras lost track of it.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of drifted

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The Heat had one final chance to come away with the victory, but Conwell air-balled a three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Those guys came in and really stepped up, Dohnte, Mitch, Tanner (Hudson) and Mike and really Tee for a good part of the game, too, balled as well.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026