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 Exec producers include former Chairman of Capital Guardian Trust, Andy Barth, and Graham Manley, with producers Nate Adams and David Gould rounding out the team. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 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 The 11 Pro is the middle child in Google's Pixel line this year, with the Pixel 11 ($899) and Pixel 11 Pro XL ($1,299) rounding things out. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Mars, who has five nominations overall, is also up for artist of the year, with Morgan Wallen rounding out the nominees in the category. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The inheritance tax had become little more than a rounding error. — Literary Hub, 14 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

The junior right-hander can be rolling to his left, then plant, turn and fire a pass, with his long, skinny arm, 60 yards downfield and right on the money.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Then, an unexpected turn of events set the ball rolling for a reunion.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

Due to a combination of circling real estate developers and personal financial crises, the Pogues’ homes are under threat.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The film premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section to rave reviews and a lengthy standing ovation before buyers quickly started circling and A24 emerged with the worldwide rights.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of circling

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

These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

Hera is en route to study the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission that intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Some of Voyager 2’s biggest surprises came from the moons orbiting those planets.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

Chavez delivered the animals to an undercover agent hours after crossing the border and was paid $2,600 in cash.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The Road Ahead Stripe has agreed to buy a position in the path where AI money moves, and the price says the market now values that position above much of the traffic crossing it.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 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