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round Synonyms

round

modif.

Having the shape of a globe
spherical, globular, spheroid, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, globe-shaped, globose, ball-shaped, domical, rotund.
Having the shape of a disk
circular, cylindrical, ringed, annular, oval, disk-shaped.
Curved
arched, arced, rounded, bowed, looped, whorled, recurved, incurved, coiled, curled.
Approximate
rough, in tens, in hundreds; see approximate.
Large
liberal, generous, expansive, extensive; see large 1.
Complete
rounded, done, accomplished; see finished 1.
Around
about, near, in the neighborhood of, close to; see approximately.

round, the most inclusive of these words, applies to anything shaped like a circle, sphere, or cylinder, or like a part of any of these; spherical applies to a round body or mass having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globular is used of things that are ball-shaped but not necessarily perfect spheres; circular is applied to round lines, or round flat surfaces, in the shape of a ring or disk, and may or may not imply correspondence in form with a perfect circle; annular applies to ringlike forms or structures, as the markings in a cross section of a tree

round Synonyms

round

n.

A round object
circle, ring, orb, globe; see circle 1.
A period of action
bout, course, whirl, cycle, circuit, routine, performance, tour, beat; see also sequence 1, series.
A unit of ammunition
cartridge, charge, load; see ammunition, bullet, load 3, shot 2.
A rung
crosspiece, step, stair, tread; see rung.

go the rounds

circulate, make the rounds, spread, be passed on; see circulate 1.

round Synonyms

round

v.

To turn
whirl, wheel, spin; see turn 1.
To make round
curve, convolute, bow, arch, bend, loop, whorl, shape, form, recurve, coil, fill out, curl, mold.
Antonyms straighten*, flatten, level.

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Another word for round

adjective

Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point:
annular, circular, globoid, globular, spheric, spherical. See geometry
Well-rounded and full in form:
chubby, plump¹, plumpish, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, tubby, zaftig. See fat
Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound:
mellow, orotund, plangent, resonant, resounding, ringing, rotund, sonorous, vibrant. See sounds
Not more or less:
complete, entire, full, good, perfect, whole. See part, precise

noun

Something bent:
bend, bow², crook, curvature, curve, turn. See straight
A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:
circle, circuit, cycle, orbit, tour, turn. See repetition
A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:
chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, run, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train. (Informal) streak. See order
A course of action to be followed regularly.
Often used in plural: routine, track. See usual
An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter:
beat, circuit, route. See territory