Antonyms for round
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1. round

   Antonyms:
   flat, angular, concave

   Synonyms:
   circular, globular, spherical, entire, complete, rotund, smooth, plump

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1. • Ammunition
   • Applause
   • Call
   • Change
   • Criticize
   • Crosspiece
   • Cut Of Beef
   • Division
   • Golf
   • Habitude
   • Partsong
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   • Perfect
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1. round, unit of ammunition, one shotnoun

   a charge of ammunition for a single shot

   Antonyms:
   thin, square, squared, exact, quadrate, squarish, right-angled

   Synonyms:
   rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

2. cycle, rhythm, roundnoun

   an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

   "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

   Antonyms:
   right-angled, exact, squared, thin, quadrate, squarish, square

   Synonyms:
   turn, cycles/second, speech rhythm, bout, cycle per second, calendar method of birth control, beat, stave, cycle, one shot, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, daily round, wheel, musical rhythm, circle, rhythm, cps, round of golf, rhythm method of birth control, regular recurrence, oscillation, rhythm method, calendar method, hertz, rung, troll, bicycle, bike

3. beat, roundnoun

   a regular route for a sentry or policeman

   "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

   Antonyms:
   thin, right-angled, squarish, squared, square, exact, quadrate

   Synonyms:
   beatnik, metre, pulse, meter, heartbeat, rung, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, musical rhythm, measure, daily round, pulsation, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, beat, troll, cadence, turn, bout, stave

4. roundnoun

   (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)

   "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"

   Antonyms:
   right-angled, quadrate, squared, exact, square, squarish, thin

   Synonyms:
   rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

5. round of golf, roundnoun

   the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

   "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

   Antonyms:
   quadrate, square, squarish, squared, exact, right-angled, thin

   Synonyms:
   troll, unit of ammunition, daily round, cycle, circle, round of golf, bout, stave, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, rung, turn

6. round, daily roundnoun

   the usual activities in your day

   "the doctor made his rounds"

   Antonyms:
   right-angled, exact, squarish, squared, square, quadrate, thin

   Synonyms:
   rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

7. turn, bout, roundnoun

   (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

   Antonyms:
   thin, right-angled, quadrate, squarish, exact, square, squared

   Synonyms:
   routine, turn of events, spell, circle, play, beat, number, stave, twist, bend, round of drinks, tour, turning, daily round, troll, rung, unit of ammunition, rhythm, tear, round of golf, one shot, good turn, bust, act, bout, crook, cycle, go, turn, bit, binge

8. roundnoun

   the course along which communications spread

   "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

   Antonyms:
   right-angled, thin, squared, square, quadrate, exact, squarish

   Synonyms:
   rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

9. round, round of drinksnoun

   a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

   "he ordered a second round"

   Antonyms:
   right-angled, thin, squared, square, quadrate, squarish, exact

   Synonyms:
   rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

10. roundnoun

    a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

    Antonyms:
    exact, quadrate, squared, square, right-angled, thin, squarish

    Synonyms:
    rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

11. round, trollnoun

    a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time

    "they enjoyed singing rounds"

    Antonyms:
    exact, squarish, quadrate, squared, square, right-angled, thin

    Synonyms:
    rung, trolling, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

12. roundnoun

    an outburst of applause

    "there was a round of applause"

    Antonyms:
    square, squared, right-angled, squarish, quadrate, exact, thin

    Synonyms:
    rung, daily round, bout, unit of ammunition, cycle, circle, round of golf, troll, rhythm, round of drinks, beat, one shot, stave, turn

13. rung, round, stavenoun

    a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

    Antonyms:
    exact, square, right-angled, thin, squared, quadrate, squarish

    Synonyms:
    turn, lag, beat, rung, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, daily round, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, troll, spoke, rundle, staff, bout, stave

14. circle, roundadjective

    any circular or rotating mechanism

    "the machine punched out metal circles"

    Antonyms:
    right-angled, thin, squared, exact, quadrate, squarish, square

    Synonyms:
    turn, rotary, circle, lot, roofy, round of drinks, beat, set, dress circle, rophy, unit of ammunition, roach, daily round, troll, rung, lap, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, roundabout, band, circuit, rope, forget me drug, traffic circle, bout, stave

15. round, circularadjective

    having a circular shape

    Antonyms:
    squared, squarish, square, right-angled, exact, quadrate, thin

    Synonyms:
    rotary, orotund, circular, pear-shaped, orbitual, rotund

16. orotund, rotund, round, pear-shapedadjective

    (of sounds) full and rich

    "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

    Antonyms:
    quadrate, thin, squarish, right-angled, square, exact, squared

    Synonyms:
    large, tumid, weighty, pear-shaped, obese, rotund, bombastic, circular, declamatory, corpulent, turgid, orotund

17. roundverb

    (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand

    "in round numbers"

    Antonyms:
    square, right-angled, squared, exact, thin, quadrate, squarish

    Synonyms:
    orotund, circular, pear-shaped, rotund

18. roundverb

    wind around; move along a circular course

    "round the bend"

    Antonyms:
    right-angled, quadrate, squared, square, squarish, thin, exact

    Synonyms:
    round out, assail, lash out, snipe, round off, fill out, attack, assault, brush up, flesh out, labialise, round down, polish, polish up, labialize

19. round, round out, round offverb

    make round

    "round the edges"

    Antonyms:
    right-angled, squared, squarish, square, quadrate, exact, thin

    Synonyms:
    round out, polish up, round down, polish, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, finish out, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, flesh out, round off

20. round, labialize, labialiseverb

    pronounce with rounded lips

    Antonyms:
    square, squared, exact, quadrate, right-angled, thin, squarish

    Synonyms:
    round out, assail, lash out, snipe, round off, fill out, attack, assault, brush up, flesh out, labialise, round down, polish, polish up, labialize

21. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assaultverb

    attack in speech or writing

    "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

    Antonyms:
    exact, thin, squarish, quadrate, square, right-angled, squared

    Synonyms:
    ravish, round out, set on, polish up, rape, violate, round down, polish, snipe, lash out, outrage, assail, fill out, dishonor, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, flesh out, aggress, dishonour, sharpshoot, round off

22. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush upverb

    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

    "polish your social manners"

    Antonyms:
    square, exact, thin, quadrate, squared, squarish, right-angled

    Synonyms:
    refresh, smooth, shine, polish up, round out, smoothen, polish, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, down, fine-tune, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, refine, round down, flesh out, review, round off

23. round off, round down, round out, roundverb

    express as a round number

    "round off the amount"

    Antonyms:
    right-angled, quadrate, squarish, exact, thin, squared, square

    Synonyms:
    round out, polish up, round down, polish, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, finish out, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, flesh out, round off

24. round, flesh out, fill outadverb

    become round, plump, or shapely

    "The young woman is fleshing out"

    Antonyms:
    quadrate, square, exact, squarish, right-angled, squared, thin

    Synonyms:
    snipe, lucubrate, expatiate, expound, fatten, exposit, complete, labialize, fat, round down, round off, fill out, dilate, flesh out, lash out, plump out, assail, plump, elaborate, attack, pad, round out, fatten out, fill in, enlarge, make out, brush up, fatten up, expand, polish up, assault, eke out, labialise, polish

25. round, aroundadverb

    from beginning to end; throughout

    "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

    Antonyms:
    squarish, squared, right-angled, exact, quadrate, thin, square

    Synonyms:
    around, some, close to, about, or so, just about, approximately, more or less, roughly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   circular, spherical, orbicular, orbed, globular, annular, discoid, rotund, cylindrical, convex, protuberant, bulging, orotund

2. roundnoun

   Synonyms:
   revolution, cycle, rotation, series, succession, rung, rundle, ranee, step, circuit, beat, bout

How to use round in a sentence?

1. Bill Miller:

   What we can't have them do is round (the horses) up, to auction them or slaughter them, you know we won't stand for that.

2. Chief Marketing Officer Marc Oshima:

   The No. 1 trend at retail and what the consumer is looking for is local, so here we're able to bring the farm where the consumer is all year round.

3. The IIF:

   A sharp drop in the renminbi would likely spark a renewed sell-off of global risk assets and trigger a flight of portfolio capital from emerging markets, moreover, a sharp depreciation of the renminbi could lead to a round of competitive devaluation in other emerging markets, particularly in those with close trade linkages to China.

4. W. Somerset Maugham:

   Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

5. Roger Federer:

   Having lost here last year in the first round, for me, it resets the goals as well, and just take it one at a time and don't think too far ahead, not that I did that last year, but on grass, margins are very slim. It's not so simple, especially when you haven't played in three months.

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