WELL-ROUNDED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

well-rounded

adjective

Definition of well-rounded

as in universal

having many different skills, abilities, or areas of knowledge She was a well-rounded student having studied everything from physics to fine art.

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Recent Examples of well-rounded No Canadian player is as early for meetings, training sessions and bus departures as the well-rounded right back. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 12 June 2026 Our editors liked how well-rounded this one was in both flavor and consistency. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026 The hope on all sides is that Veiga will return to Chelsea this summer as a more experienced and well-rounded player, capable of playing a bigger role for Maresca. — Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Happy, healthy and well-rounded children can be raised in many different ways. — Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Patrick Paul progresses through his rookie season, one of his main goals will be absorbing knowledge like a sponge from two of the wisest and most well-rounded players on the team — veteran left tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024

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Adjective

The first statement is a far cry from anything one can imagine Mike Leigh saying; the second, at San Sebastián, felt a more universal ideal.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Denim is one of the most universal materials in contemporary culture.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of universal

Adjective

When an accident occurs on a steep part of the road, police and emergency services wait until skilled climbers arrive.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Beyond its locations and skilled crews, the city brings together the connections, accommodation, infrastructure and specialist services needed to organize a complex production.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

But be that guy that can be skillful, a bruiser, fast and tough.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of skillful

Adjective

Located 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, the community of around 30,000 is home to a walkable, historic downtown populated with local boutiques and businesses; a legendary theatre; and lots of great restaurants.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Apple Apple's done great work to promote its Music streaming service by showcasing fantastic artists over the years.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of great

Adjective

Vintage cleaning methods like vinegar, baking soda, and bleach are effective, affordable, and versatile cleaning agents.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2026
Key Takeaways Kettlebells are versatile tools that can improve lower-body strength, balance, core stability, and functional movement.

— Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of versatile

Adjective

Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.

— Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The most technically proficient person in the room is not always the most valuable.

— Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of proficient

Adjective

Whether the ban was a masterful gambit or an unsupervised temper tantrum, its most revealing consequence—and, perhaps, point of contrast with Acostagate—has been in the strong reaction of the targets’ colleagues in the media.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Infinitely more important than a number or a note on a fancy piano, Christian Science teaches that each of us exists as a masterful, one-of-a-kind, and wholly good creation of God.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of masterful

Adjective

Yet competing on the same level of Usher — one of the most gifted and multitalented performers of recent decades — is a lot to ask of, well, anyone.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026
Tim Curry, a multitalented star of the stage and screen, died Tuesday at his home at the age of 80.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of multitalented

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