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 Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Miranda Lambert, and Tucker Wetmore are all returning after taking the stage at 2025’s honors, with Entertainer of the Year nominee Cody Johnson and Tim McGraw rounding out the list. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026 Freshman Colben Landrew and sophomore center Na’jai Hines, rounding out the six starters, as Hurley calls them, played 22 minutes each. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Southern cities dominate the list, with Atlanta, Houston, and Jacksonville rounding out the top four, while Florida and Texas together account for more than half of the destinations. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026 Launch services for third parties, which include NASA and other Moon Base customers, represent a rounding error in SpaceX’s revenue in the post-IPO world. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 After missing time with an injury earlier in the season, senior quarterback Jacob Howard is rounding back into form for the Warriors. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 But those export volumes are a rounding error compared with total demand, Mitrova said. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Caminero took his time rounding the bases before touching home plate, and the Rays fans in the stadium matched his energy the entire time. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 This year, John Oliver hosted at Carnegie Hall, with several familiar faces from The Daily Show on stage and a diverse lineup of stand-ups rounding out the night’s talent. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Be careful when rolling the log back to avoid injuring these creatures.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another and the Cincinnati Bengals' offense kept rolling to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in Madrid on Sunday for their fourth straight win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

No-brainer options included handsome denims with a curving leg and neo-suiting playing on mixing rather than matching sets.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

Feast on fresh fruits, pastries, cold cuts, omelettes, and traditional foul mudammas while traversing the ancient waterway.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
The rest of the bill features a wide-ranging list of artists traversing country, rock, hip-hop, electronic and more.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

This time, the pair claimed to have heard labored breathing coming across the airwaves, and even what resembled the strained moans of a person aboard an orbiting spacecraft.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Printing replacement parts for the printer itself was an ideal way to prove the value of an orbiting machine shop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

The encircling coils generate the magnetic field needed to confine the plasma, while the smaller shaping magnets fine-tune its configuration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Captured by the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, the footage reveals the full ring of auroral activity encircling Earth's north pole in ultraviolet light, stretching across both the night and day sides of our planet.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026