Synonyms of round

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noun

1

as in loop

a circular strip

a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loop
• ring
• hoop
• circle
• band
• belt
• wreath
• coil
• eye
• collar
• girdle
• spiral
• curl
• whorl
• spire
• cincture
• twirl
• hank
• annulet
• becket
• furl

2

as in wheel

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order

a busy round of parties during the holiday season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wheel
• cycle
• circle
• course
• pattern
• merry-go-round
• series
• zodiac
• progression
• loop
• syndrome
• development
• turn
• rotation
• train
• chain
• ring
• run
• sequence
• circuit
• turnover
• revolution
• string
• beat
• succession

3

as in circle

something with a perfectly round circumference

use a cookie cutter to make the rounds of dough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circle
• ring
• orb
• oval
• roundel
• loop
• ball
• cirque
• sphere
• ellipse
• globe
• circlet
• ringlet

round

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adjective

ˈrau̇nd 

1

as in spherical

having every part of the surface the same distance from the center

round billiard balls

the earth is not perfectly round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spherical
• circular
• curved
• cylindrical
• cylindric
• globular
• rounded
• global
• spiral
• oval
• annular
• discoidal
• elliptic
• discoid
• roundish
• looped
• bulbous
• ringlike
• ovoid
• oblong
• disklike
• ovate
• hooplike
• ovoidal
• disciform
• rotund
• balled
• elliptical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonspherical

2

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

a round little grandmother who was a natural to play Mrs. Claus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plump
• full
• fat
• thick
• stout
• fleshy
• chubby
• heavy
• tubby
• rotund
• pudgy
• ripe
• corpulent
• gross
• husky
• blubbery
• obese
• replete
• podgy
• overweight
• lardy
• portly
• soft
• roly-poly
• squat
• chunky
• bulky
• plumpish
• beefy
• thickset
• hefty
• stocky
• ample
• stubby
• weighty
• dumpy
• burly
• brawny
• flabby
• heavyset
• hippy
• paunchy
• potbellied
• buxom
• corn-fed
• endomorphic
• zaftig
• zoftig

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• lean
• slender
• spare
• skinny
• angular
• slim
• bony
• gaunt
• lank
• lanky
• skeletal
• pinched
• sinewy
• wasted
• slight
• haggard
• rawboned
• puny
• scrawny
• scraggy
• cadaverous
• emaciated
• weedy
• stringy
• reedy
• spindly
• rangy
• twiggy
• willowy
• boney
• svelte
• waspish
• sylphlike
• spindling
• anorexic
• ectomorphic

3

as in ringing

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones

an organ with a beautifully round sound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ringing
• vibrant
• golden
• mellow
• deep
• loud
• rotund
• resonant
• sonorous
• reverberant
• resounding
• powerful
• reverberating
• reverberative
• orotund
• full
• plangent
• rich
• mellifluous
• thunderous
• thundering
• plummy
• stentorian
• mellifluent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hollow
• cavernous
• low
• soft
• weak
• faint
• thin
• muted
• murmurous
• smothered
• tinny

4

as in exact

being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent

a round dozen eggs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exact
• flat
• precise
• even

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relative
• near
• comparative
• approximate
• imprecise

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adverb

1

as in through

from beginning to end

people working there all year round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• through
• around
• over
• throughout

2

as in around

on all sides or in every direction

gather round and listen to my story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• about
• everywhere
• all over
• hereabouts
• abroad
• afloat
• hereabout
• everyplace

3

as in back

toward the opposite direction

turned round to see who was calling out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• back
• backwards
• backward
• down
• downwards
• downward
• about
• behind
• rearward
• rearwards
• counter
• across
• counterclockwise
• reversely
• withershins
• widdershins
• obversely
• athwart

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clockwise
• deasil

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preposition

as in over

in random positions within the boundaries of

talked to voters round the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• around
• over
• throughout
• across
• about
• on
• through

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verb

1

as in to roll

to form into a round compact mass

carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roll
• ball
• wad
• agglomerate
• lump
• bunch
• sphere
• clump
• bead
• pearl
• pellet
• pelletize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• spread
• smooth
• flatten
• unroll
• unfold

2

as in to circle

to travel completely around

a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circle
• orbit
• traverse
• circuit
• encircle
• ring
• cross
• circumvent
• compass
• circumnavigate
• girdle
• circumambulate
• perambulate

3

as in to curve

to turn away from a straight line or course

rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curve
• arc
• bow
• sweep
• fall off
• turn
• wheel
• circle
• wind
• loop
• arch
• bend
• trend
• hook
• crook
• swerve
• curl
• spiral
• coil
• twist
• curlicue
• deviate
• veer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten

Examples of round in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In April 2024, Brenden was selected in the seventh round in the NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers. —Francesca Gariano, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024

Indiana was swept in the first round of the 2024 playoffs by the Connecticut Sun. —Wayne Sterling, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Its arched top and round corners give it a modern look. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024

Photo : Bonhams The 1940s-era 3725 in either rose gold or stainless steel and yellow gold two-tone features a striking engine-turned bezel with round and trapezoidal hour indices. —Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024

Adverb

Only the Atlanta Braves were worse at 21.60 and they were knocked out of the Wild Card round by the Padres in two games. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2024

These surefire picks can stay in your carry-on year round. —Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024

Preposition

The contraption starts with the balls moving round a giant Ferris Wheel. —Barry Collins, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

Gather ’round this souped up conversation set, which comes with four armchairs, two loveseats, and two coffee tables. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024

Verb

Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and A24 staple star Willem Dafoe round out the cast. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024

Grande is locked in as Glinda the Good Witch, with Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang and Ethan Slater rounding out the cast. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing round

• come round
• get round
• pull round
• round (off or out)
• round on
• round up