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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightening

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rounding 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 Despite his slow start, injury and the uncertainty over his pending legal case, the six-time Pro Bowler appears to be rounding into form. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Halpin watched the ball clear the wall in right-center then launched his bat over his head and into the sky before rounding the bases. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Cynthia Erivo is rounding out her cast of magical beings with the latest Bad Fairies news, which announced live on Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding

Verb

Of course, The Château and Woodlands courses offer 18 holes across the rolling hills this region of Georgia is known for.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
While the Bobcats were rolling, Boise State started the second half with four punts, a fumble and the pick six before Cutforth found freshman receiver Rasean Jones for a 9-yard TD pass.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 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

That certainly is the case traversing from the old 13th District to the new one.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Then getting that energy to major cities means traversing some of the most pristine, spectacular natural corridors this nation has left, and particularly in the Southwest, rubbing up against the sacred lands of local tribal communities.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

The trio currently share the orbiting lab with four other people — Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and cosmonauts Anna Kikina, Pyotr Dubrov and Sergey Teteryatnikov.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
What has been hard to miss is the way pharmaceutical companies have been orbiting around the redefinition of Alzheimer’s.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

Scientists in Germany have observed electrons crossing an energy gap in graphene with a probability of up to 100%, revealing how intense electric fields can drive quantum transitions in real time.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Children crossing streets to walk to school or the bus stop may be exposed to greater risk.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 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