round

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ROUND

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

Synonyms agglomerate, ball, roll, round

Related Words bunch, clump, lump; bead, pearl, pellet, pelletize; sphere

Near Antonyms flatten, open, smooth, spread, unfold

Antonyms unroll

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

Synonyms circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, girdle, orbit, ring, round

Related Words circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse

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

Synonyms arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, fall off, hook, round, sweep, swerve, trend, wheel

Related Words circle, coil, curlicue, curl, loop, spiral; turn, twist, wind; deviate, veer

Antonyms straighten

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