Thesaurus
roll
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ROLL
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to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions <the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge>
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to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis <in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it>
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to move in a stream <just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by>
Related Words arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, spring; course, race, rush; fountain, gush, spout, spurt; deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swamp; cascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickle; flush, wash out
Antonyms back up
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to move in circles around an axis or center <rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up>
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to move or proceed smoothly and readily <once we started rolling, everything went perfectly>
Synonyms bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk
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