Synonyms of rolls

rolls 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of roll

1

as in rounds

to form into a round compact mass

rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rounds
• balls
• wads
• clumps
• agglomerates
• lumps
• pellets
• beads
• bunches
• spheres
• pelletizes
• pearls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrolls
• opens
• spreads
• unfolds
• flattens
• smooths

2

as in rumbles

to make a low heavy rolling sound

thunder rolling in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumbles
• growls
• grumbles
• bellows
• drums
• lumbers
• thunders
• booms

3

as in rocks

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rocks
• lurches
• sways
• shakes
• tosses
• halts
• jerks
• wobbles
• vibrates
• seesaws
• tumbles
• careens
• reels
• falters
• weaves
• waddles
• staggers
• stumbles
• flounders
• wavers
• pitches
• hobbles
• vacillates
• totters
• toddles
• jolts
• hitches
• blunders
• undulates
• bucks
• teeters
• waggles
• oscillates
• wags
• dodders

4

as in turns

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turns
• rotates
• twirls
• swings
• spins
• twists
• swivels
• swirls
• pivots
• wheels
• whirls
• revolves
• coils
• screws
• reels
• winds
• cranks
• unscrews
• circulates
• twiddles

5

as in flows

to move in a stream

just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• pours
• streams
• runs
• rushes
• drips
• springs
• races
• sheets
• floods
• arises
• ripples
• issues
• courses
• emanates
• gushes
• flushes
• spouts
• trickles
• spurts
• engulfs
• overflows
• overruns
• inundates
• dribbles
• cascades
• effuses
• swamps
• disembogues
• washes out
• deluges
• fountains
• riffles
• gutters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backs up
• sets
• hardens
• coagulates
• gels
• congeals
• clots

6

as in rotates

to move in circles around an axis or center

rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotates
• revolves
• spins
• turns
• twirls
• wheels
• whirls
• curls
• circles
• gyrates
• coils
• pinwheels
• pirouettes
• swirls
• rings
• curves
• spirals
• twists
• rounds
• winds
• pivots
• twines
• swivels
• circulates
• orbits
• encircles

7

as in glides

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

once we started rolling, everything went perfectly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• glides
• drifts
• cruises
• slips
• sails
• slides
• sweeps
• brushes
• bowls
• streams
• races
• flies
• speeds
• rushes
• coasts
• whisks
• breezes
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• flounders
• stumbles
• shuffles
• limps
• trudges
• lumbers
• plods
• stamps
• stomps
• stumps
• labors
• toils
• tramps
• shambles

rolls

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of roll

as in lists

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system

called the roll of people supposed to be in the class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lists
• listings
• registers
• catalogs
• roll calls
• rosters
• registries
• directories
• schedules
• tables
• bibliographies
• checklists
• menus
• indexes
• compilations
• canons
• chronologies
• inventories
• dockets
• payrolls
• manifests
• agendas
• enumerations
• catalogues raisonnés
• compendiums
• glossaries
• calendars
• timetables

rolls

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of roll

as in rotations

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point

the squirrel did a quick roll and vanished up a tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotations
• wheels
• spins
• twirls
• curves
• reels
• curls
• twists
• revolutions
• spirals
• circles
• coils
• pirouettes
• gyrations
• whirls
• rings
• rounds
• orbits
• circuits
• circulations
• whorls
• swirls
• eddies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rolls

Verb

With the confidence of its fabulous freshmen soaring, USC rolls through Washington at home. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

The restaurant serves nigiri (like garlic ponzu salmon and sea bream with yuzu pepper), standard sushi rolls (for example, Philadelphia rolls and spicy tuna rolls), gunkan and hand rolls. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Our next storm chance comes on Saturday afternoon, with rain and storms certainly possible as a cool front rolls through. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The subtle rocker shape gently rolls each stride from heel to toe, making running and walking feel noticeably smoother, while the high stack of foam cushioning absorbs repetitive impact, mile after mile. — Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026

The voter rolls the DOJ had collected contained sensitive information on millions of Americans. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

The golf cart actually rolls backwards at one point before lightning steps in and completely changes the video. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Made from pure cotton, this top can breathe on those 80-degree fall afternoons, while providing your arms with a bit of coverage when a cool morning breeze rolls through. — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Fathom is cool, rolls off the tongue and sounds like the name of a Ford. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Noun

Active starter better mimics the slow rise leavening action of yeast (in breads and rolls) versus quick acting leaveners like baking soda and powder. — Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026

There are other entrees as well, like sword fish rolls, king prawns and scampi and calves liver. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

The restaurant serves nigiri (like garlic ponzu salmon and sea bream with yuzu pepper), standard sushi rolls (for example, Philadelphia rolls and spicy tuna rolls), gunkan and hand rolls. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

The 1,000-lb (454-kg) Pod rolls into the van on wheeled legs that retract upward during loading. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Aside from desserts, the bakeshop caters to the morning crowd with sweet pastries like fruit Danishes, bear claws and cinnamon rolls. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Every seven-day maturity rolls into whatever the market offers next. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Jack Callahan was just a kid when his dad, William, ran the place, with his wife using a VW van for deliveries and the kids – Jack included – shucking lobster meat for those famed rolls. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Noncitizens often get on voter rolls by accident or when government officials make errors. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026