Synonyms of wheels

wheels 1 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• car
• bus
• automobile
• machine
• wagon
• motor
• auto
• limousine
• convertible
• motor vehicle
• motorcar
• coach
• coupe
• SUV
• van
• sedan
• horseless carriage
• minivan
• mini
• minibus
• sports car
• hardtop
• hatchback
• station wagon
• jitney
• crate
• woody
• town car
• fastback
• stock car
• V-8
• muscle car
• roadster
• jalopy
• intermediate
• gas-guzzler
• microbus
• compact
• phaeton
• flivver
• ragtop
• cream puff
• subcompact
• junker
• notchback
• omnibus
• hybrid
• touring car
• minicar
• land yacht
• beater
• sport-utility vehicle
• turbocar
• clunker
• tin lizzie

wheels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wheel

1

as in swings

to change the course or direction of (something)

wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swings
• turns
• whips
• shifts
• deflects
• redirects
• moves
• diverts
• swivels
• veers
• whirls
• switches
• shunts
• twists
• rechannels
• zigzags
• deviates
• curves
• transfers
• averts
• sways
• swerves
• turns back
• sidetracks
• bends
• reverses

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotates
• spins
• swings
• turns
• twirls
• twists
• swivels
• swirls
• pivots
• rolls
• whirls
• revolves
• screws
• coils
• cranks
• reels
• winds
• unscrews
• twiddles
• circulates

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotates
• revolves
• spins
• rolls
• turns
• twirls
• whirls
• circles
• curls
• pinwheels
• coils
• pirouettes
• gyrates
• curves
• rings
• swirls
• spirals
• twists
• winds
• orbits
• pivots
• rounds
• swivels
• twines
• encircles
• circulates

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• arches
• bows
• rounds
• trends
• sweeps
• falls off
• winds
• hooks
• turns
• arcs
• bends
• circles
• loops
• coils
• curls
• swerves
• crooks
• spirals
• curlicues
• twists
• deviates
• veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

5

as in turns

to change one's course or direction

upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turns
• deviates
• swings
• turns off
• detours
• veers
• diverges
• swerves
• tacks
• sheers
• zigzags
• turns back
• doubles (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wheels

Noun

Link launched on July 3 but quickly ran into electronic problems that took out two of the three reaction wheels needed to turn the spacecraft. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

The Sooners were driving to answer the score when the wheels started coming off for their offense on a second-and-goal at the Georgia 4. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Samson says the system powers the wheels on the ground and the propellers in flight. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Rounding things out is a black-and-white leather interior, a brash graphics package, and a set of white 18-inch Nismo LGMT2 wheels. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

The steering is heavier than something like a 296 but still feels very direct, with good feedback of the road conditions as the front wheels are experiencing them. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could still be seen lodged beneath the wheels of the truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Elimar, the ground floor restaurant, buzzes at breakfast with a spectacular spread including giant wheels of parmesan and sides of prosciutto, fruit, egg and pancake stations, and a gluten-free section. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

His genius was marketing the Tesla as less a car than a shiny new tech gizmo on wheels. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

Nissan found and restored 18-inch, multi-piece, forged Nismo LMGT2 wheels for the Kaze. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026

The duo then wheels the mower down the walkway and loads it onto their trailer before taking off. — James Taylor, CBS News, 18 June 2026

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