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

My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat. —Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025

Frank’s crew rolls into the crumbling squat that is Colombian HQ, sporting body armor and flamethrowers. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

And the Lakers have leaned on pick and rolls even more to start this season. —Khobi Price, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025

Workers are startled when a jar tumbles out of a dusty box and rolls onto the ground. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025

Pumpkin, apple or pecan pies; rolls with butter; cornbread; cranberry orange relish; gravy; and wines are available to complete your Thanksgiving dinner. —Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025

Ciattarelli is in a decidedly good mood as the bus rolls between campaign stops in this politically mixed stretch of Bergen County in North Jersey. —Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

In either case, when October rolls into November and Thanksgiving is on the horizon, few people want to be staring at a witch’s cauldron full of chocolate bars. —Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

Affleck sighs and rolls her eyes. —Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

Noun

Sushi is also on the menu alongside nigiri rolls. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025

Each basket could feed up to 10 people and included a turkey, a bag of potatoes, bread rolls, vegetables, sweets and side dishes. —Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Original sketches, color swatches and archival images tracing the history of yoga wear — which went from loose to form-fitting — along with rolls of Align fabric offered a visual display of how Align evolved from an idea into a global franchise over a decade. —Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025

There were reels, round rolls of film like discs made in heaven. —Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025

Serve it with rolls, biscuits, or a side of rice. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025

Instead of 12 sweet Hawaiian rolls, the 2025 deal includes 12 dinner rolls. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025

These easy homemade rolls are as good as the name suggests. —Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025

Also my wife’s homemade pasta rolls stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, then baked on a bed of tangy tomato sauce and buttery bechamel. —Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025