WHEELED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

wheeled

verb

Definition of wheeled

past tense of wheel

as in swung

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 turned

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 rotated

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 curved

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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straightened

as in deviated

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 wheeled Seated in a wheelchair, he was quickly wheeled out of the courtroom after the sentencing, while some of his accusers hugged and brushed away tears. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Badio, 63, a former official in Haiti’s Justice Ministry and anti-corruption unit, was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair, while the other defendants were escorted in single file, their hands and feet shackled. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 On a first-and-goal play from the 6-yard line, Williams faked a handoff and wheeled around to his left. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 In one of the most pivotal plays of the game, Walker wheeled out of the catch and lunged for the first down. — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The whole image turns red as a gruesomely shrouded body is wheeled out on a stretcher, dark hair cascading down the side. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 Last week, he was wheeled into court in a wheelchair to make an appearance in the 2025 gun case. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 The ball struck the post before being bundled home by Calafiori, who wheeled away in celebration. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Reddington then walked over to Clancy, who looked upset, and wheeled her over to be included in the conversation. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeled

Verb

The outpost has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since the doors swung open in 2000, by NASA’s count.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

For most of the history of these tours, Ringo rotated in a new crew of All Starrs every time out.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Using a technique called principal component analysis, the team examined subtle brightness changes taking place as SIMP 0136 rotated, distilling down a complicated dataset into a few patterns responsible for most of the variation.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotated

Verb

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

The Bombers took care of the BoSox in last year’s Wild Card when Cam Schlittler twirled eight scoreless innings and struck out 12 against his hometown team in a do-or-die Game 3, his postseason debut.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Ornate crystal fixtures illuminated the grand ballroom as dancers in Prohibition-era attire twirled to the music.

— Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirled

Verb

To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026