Synonyms of round

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noun

1

as in loop

a circular strip

a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loop
• ring
• hoop
• circle
• band
• belt
• wreath
• coil
• eye
• collar
• girdle
• spiral
• curl
• whorl
• spire
• cincture
• twirl
• hank
• annulet
• becket
• furl

2

as in wheel

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order

a busy round of parties during the holiday season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wheel
• cycle
• circle
• course
• pattern
• merry-go-round
• series
• zodiac
• progression
• loop
• syndrome
• development
• turn
• rotation
• train
• chain
• ring
• run
• sequence
• circuit
• turnover
• revolution
• string
• beat
• succession

3

as in circle

something with a perfectly round circumference

use a cookie cutter to make the rounds of dough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circle
• ring
• orb
• oval
• roundel
• loop
• ball
• cirque
• sphere
• ellipse
• globe
• circlet
• ringlet

round

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adjective

1

as in spherical

having every part of the surface the same distance from the center

round billiard balls

the earth is not perfectly round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spherical
• circular
• curved
• cylindrical
• cylindric
• globular
• rounded
• global
• spiral
• oval
• annular
• discoidal
• elliptic
• discoid
• roundish
• looped
• bulbous
• ringlike
• ovoid
• oblong
• disklike
• ovate
• hooplike
• ovoidal
• disciform
• rotund
• balled
• elliptical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonspherical

• nonspherical

2

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

a round little grandmother who was a natural to play Mrs. Claus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plump
• full
• fat
• thick
• stout
• fleshy
• chubby
• heavy
• tubby
• rotund
• pudgy
• ripe
• corpulent
• gross
• husky
• blubbery
• obese
• replete
• podgy
• overweight
• lardy
• portly
• soft
• roly-poly
• squat
• chunky
• bulky
• plumpish
• beefy
• thickset
• hefty
• stocky
• ample
• stubby
• weighty
• dumpy
• burly
• brawny
• flabby
• heavyset
• hippy
• paunchy
• potbellied
• buxom
• corn-fed
• endomorphic
• zaftig
• zoftig

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• lean
• slender
• spare
• skinny
• angular
• slim
• bony
• gaunt
• lank
• lanky
• skeletal
• pinched
• sinewy
• wasted
• slight
• haggard
• rawboned
• puny
• scrawny
• scraggy
• cadaverous
• emaciated
• weedy
• stringy
• reedy
• spindly
• rangy
• twiggy
• willowy
• boney
• svelte
• waspish
• sylphlike
• spindling
• anorexic
• ectomorphic

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• thin
• lean
• slender
• spare
• skinny
• angular
• slim
• bony
• gaunt
• lank
• lanky
• skeletal
• pinched
• sinewy
• wasted
• slight
• haggard
• rawboned
• puny
• scrawny
• scraggy
• cadaverous
• emaciated
• weedy
• stringy
• reedy
• spindly
• rangy
• twiggy
• willowy
• boney
• svelte
• waspish
• sylphlike
• spindling
• anorexic
• ectomorphic

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as in ringing

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones

an organ with a beautifully round sound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ringing
• vibrant
• golden
• mellow
• deep
• loud
• rotund
• resonant
• sonorous
• reverberant
• resounding
• powerful
• reverberating
• reverberative
• orotund
• full
• plangent
• rich
• mellifluous
• thunderous
• thundering
• plummy
• stentorian
• mellifluent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hollow
• cavernous
• low
• soft
• weak
• faint
• thin
• muted
• murmurous
• smothered
• tinny

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• hollow
• cavernous
• low
• soft
• weak
• faint
• thin
• muted
• murmurous
• smothered
• tinny

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4

as in exact

being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent

a round dozen eggs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exact
• flat
• precise
• even

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relative
• near
• comparative
• approximate
• imprecise

• relative
• near
• comparative
• approximate
• imprecise

round

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adverb

1

as in through

from beginning to end

people working there all year round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• through
• around
• over
• throughout

2

as in around

on all sides or in every direction

gather round and listen to my story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• about
• everywhere
• all over
• hereabouts
• abroad
• afloat
• hereabout
• everyplace

3

as in back

toward the opposite direction

turned round to see who was calling out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• back
• backwards
• backward
• down
• downwards
• downward
• about
• behind
• rearward
• rearwards
• counter
• across
• counterclockwise
• reversely
• withershins
• widdershins
• obversely
• athwart

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clockwise
• deasil

• clockwise
• deasil

round

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preposition

as in over

in random positions within the boundaries of

talked to voters round the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• over
• throughout
• across
• about
• on
• through

round

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verb

1

as in to roll

to form into a round compact mass

carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roll
• ball
• wad
• agglomerate
• lump
• bunch
• sphere
• clump
• bead
• pearl
• pellet
• pelletize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• spread
• smooth
• flatten
• unroll
• unfold

• open
• spread
• smooth
• flatten
• unroll
• unfold

2

as in to circle

to travel completely around

a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circle
• orbit
• traverse
• circuit
• encircle
• ring
• cross
• circumvent
• compass
• circumnavigate
• girdle
• circumambulate
• perambulate

3

as in to curve

to turn away from a straight line or course

rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curve
• arc
• bow
• sweep
• fall off
• turn
• wheel
• circle
• wind
• loop
• arch
• bend
• trend
• hook
• crook
• swerve
• curl
• spiral
• coil
• twist
• curlicue
• deviate
• veer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten

• straighten

Phrases Containing round

• come round
• get round
• pull round
• round on
• round (off or out)
• round up

• come round
• get round
• pull round
• round on
• round (off or out)
• round up