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 government provided national guidance for cash transactions to effectively use symmetrical rounding to the nearest five cents. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 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 The Aquamarine colorway picked up her rounded turquoise earrings, rounding out an outfit which all together was a study in bold color combination. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 The film is produced by Demetrius Stear of A Mind’s Eye and Ryan J Francis of EverBright Pictures, with Colin Bates, Kris Dorrance, Vincent Grashaw, and Nicholas Carmona rounding out the production team. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

On an 1888 rolling historic Victorian estate just off the bustling South Congress Avenue, Hotel Saint Cecilia offers a lavish collection of 20 bungalows, suites, and studios enveloped in a lush canopy of trees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Consider that Oregon coach Dan Lanning, who Schumann replaced in Athens, is rolling with two first-year coordinators this year.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

The captain of a lobster diving boat, Steven Del Sol, told officials that his vessel was anchored off Fisher Island when Simpson's Conch-brand boat allegedly approached him at high speed and began circling his boat, the arrest affidavit said.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Journal, rest, take a silent walk, or name the thought that keeps circling.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

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
Mary’s body echoes the shape of the frame, curving around Jesus, her gaze following his.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Rescue crews in southern Colorado rushed to rescue a climber over the weekend who had fallen about 50 feet while traversing between Little Bear Peak and Blanca Peak in Alamosa County.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

So the 8,800-pound (4,000 kilograms) rocket body remained up there, orbiting Earth — until solar activity and gravitational forces pushed it on a collision course for the moon.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Others are colder than the empty vacuum of space, while a few wander the galaxy without orbiting a single star.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The path of totality — in which the moon completely covers the sun — begins over the Arctic Ocean, before crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossing

Verb

Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026