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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-rounded

Adjective

Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
How smiling and even the openness of a smile are perceived are not universal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of universal

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

L3Harris claims its design can deliver greater range and speed than existing systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Tarantino revealed the most personally meaningful piece of casting in a film filled with great performances — including supporting turns by multiple actors (Austin Butler, Mikey Madison, Sydney Sweeney) who have blown up in the seven years since.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of great

Adjective

Georgia’s Kirby Smart took notice of Columbia’s sophomore Swiss Army knife, a versatile prospect able to line up just about anywhere.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
As the season has gone on, though, she’s been her usual, dominant, versatile self.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of versatile

Adjective

The Weatherby Lake resident says Platte County public schools are more expensive per pupil than private schools, but less proficient in reading and math.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims and clamor, well into the twenty-first century, less than 40 percent of American twelfth graders are proficient in basic literacy.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

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