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 The inheritance tax had become little more than a rounding error. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 In jurisdictions that tax groceries purchased without SNAP, the issue becomes even more complicated because the tax remains fixed while the retailer absorbs any downward rounding adjustment. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Fever are rounding into form as potential championship contenders. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The trek kicks off on September 3 at West Palm Beach’s iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, making its way through the United States before rounding out its run in Puerto Rico on November 28. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Miami converted reliever Tyler Phillips into a starter and Ryan Gusto has been rounding out the rotation led by ace Sandy Alcantara in Meyer’s absence. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Sweeney tucked them into a pair of combat boots, rounding out her look with aviator sunglasses and a nearly $4,000 Miu Miu Aventure handbag. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Leavitt having a season approaching either Daniels or Joe Burrow (not happening) gets the promotion machine rolling and could land Leavitt in New York City.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The family tried to pull over to the shoulder, but the snake made its move first, rolling off the side of the car.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

Its bright red star Antares marks the heart of the scorpion, with a curving tail extending downward toward the horizon.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Similar to other colubrids, this species possesses a Duvernoy’s gland—a venom gland located behind the eyes and connected by a tube to grooved, backward-curving teeth at the back of the upper jaw.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still incredibly limited with only 13 vessels crossing the waterway on Thursday, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Surveillance video captured the collision as Jorge Gonzalez was crossing the street.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

The zoning resolution for the Manhattanville extension explicitly forbids encircling any of the outdoor spaces with gates or fences.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Finding a planet-forming disk of gas and dust encircling all three stars in a system is very rare, and finding a disk consisting of three rings with misaligned orbits is even stranger.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026