Synonyms of reels

reels 1 of 2

noun

plural of reel

as in wheels

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point

she slipped and, after an out-of-control reel, fell on her backside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wheels
• rotations
• spins
• rolls
• twirls
• curves
• revolutions
• curls
• twists
• gyrations
• coils
• pirouettes
• circles
• spirals
• circuits
• whirls
• rounds
• rings
• orbits
• whorls
• circulations
• eddies
• swirls

reels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reel

1

as in spins

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

his mind reeled upon hearing the news that his employer had been indicted for fraud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spins
• swims
• whirls
• turns
• swirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• calms
• settles
• steadies

2

as in staggers

to move forward while swaying from side to side

got off the amusement park ride reeling and barely able to stand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staggers
• lurches
• weaves
• rolls
• shuffles
• stomps
• totters
• stumbles
• rocks
• waddles
• teeters
• careens
• dodders
• sways
• seesaws
• wobbles
• wavers
• barges
• stamps
• flounders
• pounds
• clumps
• wabbles
• blunders
• clomps
• shambles
• scuffs
• lumps
• tramps
• swags
• lumbers
• galumphs
• scuffles
• tromps