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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightening

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounding The Aquamarine colorway picked up her rounded turquoise earrings, rounding out an outfit which all together was a study in bold color combination. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Set against the $23 trillion parked in global ETFs, that is a rounding error, and that is rather the point. — Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The film is produced by Demetrius Stear of A Mind’s Eye and Ryan J Francis of EverBright Pictures, with Colin Bates, Kris Dorrance, Vincent Grashaw, and Nicholas Carmona rounding out the production team. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Bellinger exited Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies after injuring his hamstring while rounding first base in the top of the eighth. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Eight years of organizing and advocating are finally rounding a corner. — Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Newcomer New Mexico was chosen to go fourth, with Michigan and Virginia rounding out the primaries Democrats chose to take place before a longer list of states hold primaries on March 7. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026 As ’90s nostalgia continues to resurface (thank you, Love Story), minimalist style codes are rounding out our essential wardrobes once again. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 July 2026 Sure enough, my significant other was rounding the nose of the Cadillac, smiling coolly at my new friend. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Sudbury recalls one man who arrived with a rolling suitcase filled with all kinds of documents.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Among Howe’s residential projects is Barton Meadow Lodge, a one-bedroom former barn set on nearly five acres on the edge of Guiting Power, a Gloucestershire village surrounded by rolling countryside.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

The Wonsleys and Wells’ coach went out to Horn Island early that morning, circling the island by boat and walking on shore trying to find the teenager.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
And apparently, some of the locals are already circling the competition venues.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The Leadville 100 Trail Run is an extremely challenging, high-alpine endurance race renowned for not only traversing 100 miles but also scaling a collective 14,000 vertical feet.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

Since January 2025, a portion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been orbiting high above Earth, taking 26 days to complete one trip around the planet.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026
When two galaxies merge, their black holes typically form a binary pair, orbiting each other at the center of the single postmerger galaxy.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

Her warm metallic heels had the same thick platform, tall tapered heel and straps crossing the toes, instep and ankle.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
After two nightmarish seasons wrecked by injury, Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd is crossing his fingers that the worst is behind him.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026