ROUNDS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

rounds 1 of 2

noun

plural of round

as in loops

a circular strip a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam

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Relevance

as in cycles

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order a busy round of parties during the holiday season

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as in circles

something with a perfectly round circumference use a cookie cutter to make the rounds of dough

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rounds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of round

as in rolls

to form into a round compact mass carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

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as in orbits

to travel completely around a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

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as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

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straightens

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Recent Examples of rounds

Noun

The future of Serra’s art lay with the plates and, eventually, slabs and forged blocks and rounds of steel that activate the relation of the body to actual space, including outdoor sites both urban and on the land. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through Thursday night, with heavy rainfall in waves that could lead to flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams, the National Weather Service said. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 An indirect election took place among those who had been elected to Parliament and Jocelerme Privert, a former Senate president, was selected as interim president after two rounds of voting during nearly 12 hours. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 There were three bullet impacts against the windshield and side of the Airstream, but none of the rounds penetrated the vehicle, the report said. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 In the past year, Ubisoft has undergone major restructuring and multiple rounds of layoffs. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 By comparison, National Links Trust, the nonprofit that operates East Potomac Golf Links, said 124,500 rounds were played across its three courses in 2025 — an average of about 341 per day, though play fluctuates based on season and weather. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Justin Thomas, who played college golf at Alabama, offered his practice rounds with former Auburn star Koivun as an example when OutKick asked about sports bringing people together. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The handgun was loaded with 29 rounds of ammunition, police said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Tyson Bagent is Williams’ usual backup, while the journeyman Keenum rounds out the depth in the room. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Hyatt Regency Aruba rounds out its culinary offerings with a juice bar and pizza truck on the beach, a breakfast buffet, an outdoor café, and a pier serving cocktails and light snacks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Ground sage rounds out the smokiness of the pork with herbaceous, woodsy notes. — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 Heat it through on the stove and dinner is mostly handled, though a swirl of cream or a slice of crusty bread rounds it out. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026 Special Talk rounds out the programming with three conversations. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Hyman rounds out the top six and found himself with Nugent-Hopkins and Howard. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 White musk rounds everything out with a clean, airy finish, leaving the fragrance polished and inviting without becoming too heady. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 Adding avocado and sourdough rounds out the plate without turning it into a bodybuilder meal. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounds

Noun

Agile took that instinct and turned it into a discipline, with shorter cycles, tighter feedback loops and quicker releases.

— Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Ovener 2-pack Silicone Luggage Tags $8 at Amazon Outfitted with steel cable loops, a waterproof PVC identification tag, and a flexible silicone body, these Ovener luggage tags were built for the long haul.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of loops

Noun

Repeatable return could help Exobiosphere shorten experimental cycles and advance promising findings toward practical applications.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
For the past three decades, defense procurement was a stagnant oligopoly dominated by a handful of massive legacy prime contractors and painfully slow cost-plus research-and-development cycles.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cycles

Noun

Advertisement In many circles, the first mention of climate policy in the EU tends to be a discussion about backtracking.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

Maine-style lobster rolls traditionally consist of cold lobster meat, either tossed in mayo or served with mayo on the side.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Accusations of fraud have been the reasoning for doge’s evisceration of the federal workforce, ice’s occupation of Minneapolis, and, just last week, the removal of three-quarters of a million people from the Affordable Care Act rolls.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolls

Verb

Cancri e is a super-Earth that orbits its host star every 18 hours, and could be covered by a magma ocean.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbits

Verb

Ukiah to Boonville Head southwest on Highway 253, a two-lane road that curves through a dense forest.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
Out front, a striking carport canopy dramatically curves over the angled driveway, suspended by slender steel support columns.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of curves

Noun

Blackened white gold around the stones gave the settings a noticeably darker finish than conventional white-metal diamond jewelry, while the hoops themselves were yellow gold.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Thompson is eligible for a fifth year through the same lawsuit against the NCAA as Belcher and KU basketball player Tre White, who has joined the KU hoops team after receiving a preliminary injunction.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoops

Noun

Centre-2026 is the latest in a series of increasingly regular military activities between China and Russia.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Pugh also serves as an executive producer on East of Eden, taking on a central role in the creation of the series since she was brought on in 2020.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026