ROUNDING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rounding

verb

present participle of round

as in rolling

to form into a round compact mass carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

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Relevance

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as in circling

to travel completely around a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

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as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

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straightening

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounding Stranger Things duo Brett Gelman and Rob Morgan and former SNL star Kevin Nealon are rounding out the cast of Mini War, the feature comedy starring Luke Wilson, Vanessa Hudgens and Nick Swardson. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026 For the second year in a row, Copenhagen was named the world’s most livable city, with Vienna and Melbourne rounding out the top three. — Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Everything else is little more than a rounding error, giving the big players plenty of room to raise prices. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 But McDorman, who had only starred in student films at the time, fit the bill, rounding out the American cast and crew. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The cast also includes Vaibhav Mangale, Chhaya Kadam and Gargee Kulkarni, rounding out a film that pairs Manjule’s storytelling instincts with a story of national sporting history. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026 The pack places demand on shoulders, traps and upper back muscles that keep shoulders from rounding forward. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 In comparison, Nike is sponsoring 12 teams and Puma — rounding out the top three athletic brands — is at 11. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Evans avoided a charging Breakker with a backflip and tagged Dragon Lee, who was rolling until Paul interfered, allowing Breakker to catch Lee in midair with a powerslam.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The next CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice contest is officially rolling, Heidi writes, and this one is all about nachos.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

Apollo Global Management is reportedly circling a roughly $3 billion investment tied to the Steinbrenner family’s holding company, which controls the Yankees along with minority stakes in AC Milan, New York City FC, and Legends Hospitality.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Earlier this morning in New York’s always-buzzing Meatpacking District, a long queue of young, cool folks could be seen lining up along 14th street—circling the block from 10th avenue all the way to 9th.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

But others could involve the light bouncing off walls, curving through the space or tracing wildly improbable detours before reaching its destination.

— Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
The large double flowers have a tropical appearance, with forward curving purple petals tipped in lime green.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
But a study in Wednesday’s issue of Nature describes observations of helium being lost from the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, about 50 light-years away.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

These temperature changes are the result of Pluto subtly heating up and cooling down as its elliptical orbit brings it slightly closer to the sun, crossing inside Neptune's orbit, and then moving farther away again.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
In January, a 50-year-old man who has not been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office died at a hospital after being struck while crossing the road near 49th Street.

— Madison Smalstig July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026