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wheel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WHEEL

to change the course or direction of (something) <wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off>

Synonyms deflect, divert, redirect, swing, veer, wheel, whip

Related Words avert, deviate, move, rechannel, shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer; swivel, twist, whirl, zigzag; bend, curve, sway; reverse, turn back

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>

Synonyms pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, swivel, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl

Related Words screw, unscrew; twiddle; coil, crank, reel, wind; circulate

to move in circles around an axis or center <she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down>

Synonyms gyrate, pinwheel, pirouette, revolve, roll, rotate, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words coil, curl, curve, round, spiral, swirl, twine, twist, wind; circle, circulate, encircle, orbit, ring; pivot, swivel

to turn away from a straight line or course <the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city>

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

to change one's course or direction <upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them>

Synonyms detour, deviate, diverge, sheer, swerve, swing, turn off, veer, wheel

Related Words tack, zigzag; double (back), turn back

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