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

Aledo rolls into regional final; sweeps past Monterey After a close 3-1 win in Game 1 on Thursday, the Aledo bats erupted for a 17-1, 5-inning win over Lubbock Monterey in Game 2 on Friday to sweep the Plainsmen in their Class 5A Division I regional semifinal series held at Holliday High School. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026

So the league rolls the dice here. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

Danny rolls his eyes at his wife eating a sandwich, because God forbid his daughter’s only food source is allowed to fuel herself. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026

Serve delivery robot rolls through Glendale. —Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Both surfaces are superhydrophobic, meaning water forms droplets and rolls off instead of spreading. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026

Distiller Donald MacLeod rolls a barrel of whisky in the warehouse of Isle of Harris Distillery in Tarbert, on the Isle of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, in Scotland, on April 30, 2025. —Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2026

Pull them tight so water rolls off, and check after every rain. —Ryan Brennan april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Make sure tarps are pulled tight so rain rolls off, instead of pooling on the surface. —Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Noun

The pair picked apart the Fire defense with a series of effective rolls and slips. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2026

Data brokers pull from public records -- property filings, voter rolls, court documents -- that are constantly updated. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Even the packaging the watch comes in can be repurposed to be a film holder for four rolls. —Shirl Leigh may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026

To his right is a display with more than 40 colorful rolls of lottery scratch-off tickets. —Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

These rolls can also be made long in advance and frozen. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

California does a good job verifying its voter rolls, but there’s no harm in requiring an ID provided the requirements don’t create excessive hurdles for those who may not have a driver’s license. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

Unprosecuted crimes against the public — such as the widespread sale of 78-cent postage stamps for 19 cents to 59 cents, rolls of 100, counterfeits all, for years online. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

The administration has sent federal agents to seize troves of 2020 election records and sought unredacted voter rolls from states across the country. —Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026