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 Sweeney tucked her dark-wash overalls into a pair of combat boots, rounding out her look with aviator sunnies and a nearly $4,000 Miu Miu Aventure handbag. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 Take advantage of milder temperatures—and post-work sunsets before daylight savings kick in—by rounding off your look with oversized frames. — India Roby, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026 The numbers for each question may add up to more than 100% due to rounding. — Jeffrey C. Dixon, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Pratt accelerated for a moment rounding first before heading back to the bag. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Richards also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Sherrie Richards and will star, rounding out the main cast with Daisy Fernandez and Nijah Brenea. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Singapore’s Minri Media came aboard as executive producer, with fellow backers Kongchak Pictures, based in Cambodia, and Singapore’s Momo Film Co rounding out the associate producer team. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The millionaire and his family can be seen rounding a bend in the street just yards behind her. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Fischer expressed pure elation while rounding the bases on the homer. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Watersports on the lake, racing go-karts down a steep pavement hill, rolling trucks onto frozen ice in the winter to guzzle beers and rip cigarettes.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Miami Hurricanes made quick work of the Stanford Cardinal on Friday, rolling to a 45-6 win on the road to open the 2026 season and the Atlantic Coast Conference slate.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The designer’s signature heeled shoes, first introduced in 1959, feature a distinctive inward-curving heel, and comes in four styles, including pumps, slingback heels, boots, and cuissardes.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

And yet the nugget of knowledge from his vast experience of traversing 120 yards (110 metres) via two 60-yard lengths in a trench – dug 4ft deep and 3ft wide in a Welsh field – filled with murky, mucky river water is not a tip about technique.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

Transits favor planets orbiting close to their stars, particularly large planets that block more starlight and complete their orbits frequently.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The two orbiting observatories collectively discovered 27 new Trans-Neptunian Objects, or TNOs, all less than 25 miles (40 kilometers) across, with the smallest being only 6 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

The backlash comes as anti-immigrant sentiments bubble to the surface in some parts of the country – despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
This has democratized expression by allowing ordinary people to speak, crossing the silos of traditional boundaries.

— Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

Dumas watched, charmed, his arms encircling his wife’s shoulders, and accepted an ice-cream sundae in a silver parfait cup.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
There are no bleachers, so spectators set up lawn chairs encircling the field.

— Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026