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

According to the company, a finished car rolls off the line every seventy-six seconds. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Lobster rolls for lunch and seared lamb chops with curry gnocchi or braised short ribs with rutabaga puree for dinner. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Shultz also leads a community science effort to study how bird behavior may change when wildfire rolls through a region. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Pet hair clings to baseboards and rolls like tumbleweeds around the house. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Users have reported receiving notice of the price changes recently as Fubo rolls the channels out to subscribers. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

That energy rolls off the stage, which goes in the audience and rolls back up on the stage. — Brayden Garcia july 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

The transporter-erector, meanwhile, rolls the rocket to the pad before lifting it vertically into position ahead of launch. — Chris Young july 12, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

The menu is built for sharing, with dishes like samosa chaat, okra fries and kati rolls that balance spice, crunch and bright flavor. — Evan Moore july 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Noun

Its ray illuminated a case of wrapping-paper rolls, a wooden stool, a broken box full of old picture frames. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Since the new tax was created, many New Yorkers claim the city’s property rolls are out of date and properties that were once considered a second home are now their primary residence. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Lawless’ 14-page opinion cites a lack of authority from the federal government to demand the Illinois voter rolls. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Each of the states' responses expressed concern about improperly removing eligible voters from the rolls. — Miles Parks, NPR, 31 July 2026

State officials provided a version of the rolls but withheld sensitive personal information, citing privacy concerns. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

That drew pushback from election experts, who noted that voter registration files are public and easily accessible in many states, and obtaining voter rolls would not necessarily allow foreign actors to interfere with the voting process. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 30 July 2026

In previous state efforts to adopt work requirements for Medicaid coverage, as in Arkansas, people who should have been exempt were nevertheless kicked off the rolls, sometimes en masse. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 30 July 2026

Ron and Kathie Giarmona, two long-time fairgoers, lined up on the first day to get their cinnamon rolls from Country Fair. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026