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

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

2

as in spins

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

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

3

as in rotates

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
• spins
• revolves
• rolls
• circles
• turns
• coils
• pinwheels
• curls
• whirls
• pirouettes
• curves
• rings
• twirls
• swirls
• spirals
• pivots
• orbits
• gyrates
• winds
• twists
• swivels
• rounds
• 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
• arcs
• bows
• circles
• trends
• winds
• crooks
• rounds
• hooks
• coils
• sweeps
• turns
• bends
• loops
• curls
• spirals
• falls off
• swerves
• curlicues
• twists
• deviates
• veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

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