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

The Baby Duramax Of the engines offered in the updated Silverado, this is the one that rolls into 2027 with the fewest changes. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026

Michael rolls with his partner’s punches, seeing it as ordinary courtroom tussling. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Clayface rolls into the box office fray but faces competition from the second weekend of You Can See Everything as the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary expands. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

Stock up and make these kathi rolls with Trader Joe’s flour tortillas. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

From there, the train rolls west through Sedalia, Warrensburg, and Lee’s Summit. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026

Customers can do the treatment fully clothed as the water rolls under them, powered by a series of hydro-jets. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Every time a new Ford truck rolls off a Michigan assembly line by the end of 2027, it will have been built entirely on sunshine and wind. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Gertrude’s, down the street, is a playful bistro with duck pastrami and challah-bread Parker House rolls. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Noun

On the waterfront at the Mooloolaba Spit, Fish House Steak & Grill jazzes up lobster rolls with a sunshiny yuzu emulsion. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Like our icebox dinner rolls, these yeast rolls will always be a Thanksgiving staple in the South. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2026

Some voters were improperly kicked off the voting rolls because of address mistakes contained in voter information Watson had purchased from the Experian credit rating agency, the news site Mississippi Today reported Friday. — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Returning favorites include Parker House pull-apart rolls, cranberry walnut bread, chocolate cream pie, and pumpkin pie. — Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026

Even so, the administration quickly pivoted, filing a brief in a related case that also made claims that California’s voter rolls contained noncitizens who voted illegally. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Counties' use of data from credit-reporting company Experian to clear out voter rolls—authorized by Mississippi's Secretary of State Office—has come under scrutiny as officials process thousands of affidavit ballots. — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Large businesses added 24,000, while small firms increased rolls by 28,000. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Opponents say that the constitutional amendment stream-rolls subtlety allowed under state law, like teaching foreign languages in public schools. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026