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 However, of all the people that came to mind, the first name that rolled off Knueppel’s tongue was Portland star Damian Lillard. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026 Indeed, the Aero Razor rolled quickly through my stride and off the toe. —

Cory Smith, Outside, 15 Feb. 2026 During the 2023 summer race at Daytona International Speedway, Ryan Preece walked away after his car barrel-rolled 10 times. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026 The streamer’s first ever original has rolled cameras on its second season and is being positioned by Hayu as a celebratory show for its 10th anniversary year. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026 When the credits rolled after 136 British minutes, the theater filled with the sounds of women openly weeping while laughing at themselves for weeping. —

Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 The van rolled through the intersection before coming to a stop. —

Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026 The bus overturned and rolled off the highway, with multiple people ejected or thrown around the bus, police said. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026 The team was en route to a baseball game in Arkansas when the bus reportedly rolled multiple times, went off the road and overturned in the ditch while on Iowa Highway 4 west of Twin Lakes and south of Pomeroy. —

Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026

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Blige rounded out the neutral ensemble with oversize sunglasses and chunky gold hoops.

— Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Athlete Suni Lee and chef Padma Lakshmi rounded out the crowd.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026