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 Sources indicate that, still, Stark rolled his ankle over another performer in the scene. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Of the 184 universities that had made faculty-diversity commitments, at least 108 had fully or partially rolled them back by early 2026. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Rhyne Howard’s floater at the end of regulation rolled off the rim, setting up an overtime period to decide Game 2. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 The officers each approached a different side of the car and leaned down to talk to Villegas Gonzalez, who had rolled his window partially down, according to the complaint. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Despite losing the penalty battle, the Bulldogs rolled, 28-7. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Young rolled to his right, evading Aidan Hutchinson’s pressure, and threw a perfect pass along the sideline in which McMillan stretched his arms and hauled in the catch using all 6-foot-4 of him, his toes to his fingertips. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 Anyone who could look Bob Dylan dead in the eyes as a 10-year-old and sing one of his most famous songs, as film cameras rolled, is no stranger to pressure. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 The company then rolled it out globally for one weekend in August. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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Napa leather linings, a cabochon clasp inlaid with white mother-of-pearl, and interchangeable silk tassels available in 12 colors to encourage customers’ personalization rounded out the style.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Wells ran through the stop sign of third-base coach Luis Rojas, who raised both arms before Wells rounded second.

— Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of rounded

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Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Rules are changing Early in the second quarter, Wilson rumbled into the lane and attempted to use his off arm to create a few inches of space before laying the ball across the rim.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rumbled

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Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned

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Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowed

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Seniors Jason Steele and Zander Esty rotated in the position last weekend and will likely do so again against Fresno State.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Those extra eight hours mean Earth has rotated by roughly a third of a turn, so the next eclipse occurs about 120 degrees farther west.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotated

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Republicans hope that by reprising warnings of crime and disorder the party can reenergize their disillusioned base and win back skeptical moderate voters who have drifted over concerns like affordability.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
From there, the group drifted upstairs for dinner at Odo chez Ogata.

— Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifted

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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
Dixon-Wyatt is deservedly locked in that spot, while Simms balled it in his 20 snaps, catching four passes for 72 yards despite missing some time during the game due to injury.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026