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 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 Isack Hadjar qualified eighth for Red Bull, with Arvid Lindblad of Racing Bulls and Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg rounding out the top 10 qualifiers. — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 25 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 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 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

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

Any brand watching the next mega‑event after this FIFA World Cup should assume there’s a second economy circling the core spectacle and design for it on purpose.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The pilots in the Delta Boeing 737 saw the potential collision and aborted their landing, eventually circling the airport before safely touching down.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

But that low ride height is going to make any actual trail traversing pretty challenging.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 22 July 2026
Using a monolithic design eliminates the latency penalties associated with traversing multiple chiplets, while simultaneously delivering roughly three times greater core-to-core bandwidth.

— Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

Such are the strange semantic questions raised by studies of CD-35 2722 B, a brown dwarf with about 30 times the mass of Jupiter that’s orbiting a small star that is some 73 light-years from Earth in the system CD-35 2722.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026
As the number of satellites orbiting Earth continues to grow, so does the risk of crashes between these spacecraft.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

Every Leeds supporter will be crossing their fingers that the hierarchy prove persuasive — and that Trafford offers their club a long-term solution in goal.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Hikers pass Sherpa villages, Buddhist monasteries and the mountain town of Namche Bazaar, crossing suspension bridges above rushing rivers.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 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