ROUNDS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

rounds 1 of 2

noun

plural of round

as in loops

a circular strip a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam

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as in cycles

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order a busy round of parties during the holiday season

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as in circles

something with a perfectly round circumference use a cookie cutter to make the rounds of dough

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rounds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of round

as in rolls

to form into a round compact mass carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

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as in orbits

to travel completely around a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

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as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

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straightens

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Recent Examples of rounds

Noun

The other $76,000 would primarily go toward replenishing blasting caps, flash bang rounds, rifle ammunition and smoke grenades. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Patrick Cantlay heads the leaderboard of the 2026 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club after two rounds of play, with a score of -10. — Data Skrive, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Seba, who doctors determined had acute myelogenous leukemia, spent the next five months in the hospital undergoing five rounds of chemo. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The program targets specific drugs and pharmaceutical companies that are involved in the first two rounds of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026 Hull has put herself and Woodward in position to make some money at the Women’s Open, as she is tied for seventh at 2-under par after two rounds. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Tszyu has allowed Spence to outwork him in three of the five rounds, and those are the ones the American has won. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 That same year, Moonshot secured nearly $300 million in its first two funding rounds, according to a 2024 interview with Chinese media. — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The unit, which Amazon recently reorganized to unify Luna and its game studios, has struggled to produce big hits, faced executive turnover and undergone several rounds of layoffs. — Jordan Novet,annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Verb

Jang Gyu-ri rounds out the central trio as Hong Jae-in, a gifted viola major struggling to find her own signature sound. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Daniel Susac #6 of the San Francisco Giants rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park on July 29, 2026 in San Francisco. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 Adam Poole rounds out the trio as Roy Scheider, serving as the play’s steady center. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Dickerson, primarily a theater actor, rounds out the cast as country-pop star Skylar Stone. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 Leatherman rounds out the Adapter kit with a slim eyeglass screwdriver and ballpoint pen cartridge that slide into slots on the outside of the handle. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Bette Midler rounds out the starry ensemble, voicing the the fairy godmother. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2026 Elevated athleisure from Adidas and Puma rounds out the look, making the transition from street style to match day seamless. — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 15 July 2026 To this, a small touch of honey, a classic flavor pairing with scotch (if not with mezcal), which rounds the edges. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounds

Noun

One user request now triggers chains of model calls, tool executions, retrieval steps and recursive planning loops.

— Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of loops

Noun

Their strength has always been their ability to think beyond election cycles, market fluctuations, technological fads, and the crises of the moment.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Troubles with its property tax system upgrade delayed some distributions from recent billing cycles at Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office while pushing this year’s cycle two months later.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cycles

Noun

In recent years, as Grande has risen to super stardom, her physical appearance has been put under the microscope in certain online circles.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
First Fridays may bring a night market; meditation and healing circles happen in a back room, with Indigenous practices led by Indigenous people.

— Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

The large comet has a nucleus of 16 miles and orbits the sun every 133 years.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Conversely, Earth also orbits the sun on an ellipse, so when our planet is at aphelion (its greatest solar distance), our star appears at its smallest in the sky, extending totality.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Definition of orbits

Verb

Uganda, a country that curves around Lake Victoria, took on a completely different shape.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Tumon Bay, the island’s main resort district, curves in a sweep of gorgeous waters backed by limestone cliffs and a skyline of hotels that reflect Guam’s long‑standing popularity with Japanese and Korean travelers.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026

Definition of curves

Noun

On Friday, the United College Athletes Association announced that more than 100 women’s college hoops players have joined the organization as part of a campaign to unionize the women’s game.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
The Village said the Pulte Homes redevelopment proposal is still in its very early stages and would need to go through major hoops, including a full public review process, before it is approved.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of hoops

Noun

Winding hallways take you further into this interconnected series of buildings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Chamblee Rocks This season’s Chamblee Rocks series concludes with a Boy Band Review, paying tribute to the biggest hits from the boy bands of the ’90s and early 2000s, including ‘N Sync, Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026