WHEELS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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wheels

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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

From January through the end of August this year — the most recent month for which Federal Aviation Administration data is available — planes landing at O’Hare averaged 20 minutes to taxi to their gates once their wheels hit the ground. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 So while the tank was resting on the road wheels that help keep the tracks in tension, trying to tow it would likely just cause the massive vehicle to dig in. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026 Japanese anime already has creativity in abundance, Yotsukura said, but technology could play a bigger part, with the two driving the industry forward like a pair of wheels. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 Long flat seat, motorcycle wheels and tires, proper suspension, big headlight, signals, mirrors, a big metallic body covering the battery and electronics. — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 Amazon is selling the Escape Wood Boho tiny home on wheels that has tons of storage. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026 What sends that power to the rear wheels is an old-school-style six-speed manual gearbox. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026 Ford back over on its wheels, and Logano was able to climb from the car to cheers from the crowd. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The 254-pound vehicle uses eight propellers inside its body to get airborne but also has four wheels and is designed for driving. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheels

Noun

Abeyta left in his car before deputies arrived and surrendered to authorities the following day.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
While stopped, a white SUV pulled up alongside their car and a person inside opened fire at Delgado’s car, police said.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of car

Verb

Glenn rotates pass rushers, and nine different Jets have a sack, as New York is tied for fifth with 17 sacks as a team.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The company’s latest hardware, called Helios, rotates the ions around a ring, selectively shifting the appropriate ones into one of two arms where measurements and operations of the ions’ quantum states can be performed using lasers.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotates

Verb

But if that entire situation revolves on a supply chain that is based on one country, then that is clearly not a healthy situation.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Along with the tempo and play-making trio, West Virginia’s philosophy also revolves heavily around getting playmakers in space.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolves

Verb

For example, Blue Eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Glauca’) is a narrow, upright, columnar evergreen tree that grows 20 to 25 feet high and 8 to 10 feet wide, with silver-blue spring foliage that turns blue-green in summer.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Sometimes the coral turns colorfully fluorescent before bleaching.

— Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of turns

Noun

Sacramento Regional Transit District said a bus bridge has been put in place between the Historic Folsom and Sunrise stations, and that Gold Line passengers should expect delays as crews work to restore service.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Starshield satellites are believed to be based heavily on the Starlink spacecraft bus.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bus

Verb

Shutters bang, screen doors slam; the wind whips them all into a frenzy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Paddling along the shoreline of a small lake in the wilderness, as pine and spruce trees hover over the dark water’s edge and the wind whips waves against the canoe, a human knows her place.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026