WHEELS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of wheel

as in car

slang a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wheel

as in swings

to change the course or direction of (something) wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off

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as in rotates

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced

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as in revolves

to move in circles around an axis or center she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down

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as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city

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straightens

as in turns

to change one's course or direction upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

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Recent Examples of wheels

Noun

Then Stankoven recorded his first point of the series by capping a two-on-one off a pass from Blake as the wheels started to come off for Montreal. —

Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026 Regions like Brittany and Bordeaux have their own distinctive baking traditions, with buttery treats that come shaped like bicycle wheels or coated in beeswax. —

Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Lunar Outpost is one of two companies chosen to supply the wheels for the crews expected to eventually set up infrastructure and a semi-permanent presence on the moon. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 Robotic warfare, digital twin systems The broader initiative also includes development of a modular robotic platform equipped with four-legged mobility, detachable wheels, and mission-configurable payload systems. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Its front wheels have an open-wheel design; they’re shrouded in aerodynamic pods but mounted out wide from the streamlined cabin, which looks much more aerospace than automotive. —

Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 This page has very mixed feelings about that subsidy, but is not similarly ambivalent about Chicago’s desperate need to get the wheels of development turning again. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Large alloy wheels, likely 21-inchers, fill the wells and are wrapped in Pirelli PZero tires. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 May 2026

Verb

The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 The robot wheels forward on flat ground, raises its legs in a motion similar to a dog climbing stairs, and then resumes rolling where the terrain allows. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026 Stripped to her underwear and tied to a chair, Evelyn begs for her life as Gein wheels out a corpse, wraps its long-dead fingers around the handle of a hammer, and brings both inanimate objects down on Evelyn’s head. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025 Not only are flights plentiful, affordable, and brief—the journey, wheels up to wheels down, is just shy of two hours—the Windy City has long been home to one of the country’s most vibrant and diverse restaurant scenes. —

Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 In a video posted to Instagram, the 47-year-old HGTV host wheels two carry-ons through an airport terminal. —

Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheels

Noun

Police searched Alvarez and discovered two plates of military-grade body armor in the trunk of his car, according to the criminal complaint.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
In 2003, vapors of 60,000 parts per million leaked from a pressure relief valve on a rail car storing MMA, records show.

— Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026