Synonyms for round
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1. round

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

   Antonyms:
   flat, angular, concave

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1. round, unit of ammunition, one shotnoun

   a charge of ammunition for a single shot

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

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

2. cycle, rhythm, roundnoun

   an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

   "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

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"

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

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

5. round of golf, roundnoun

   the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

   "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

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

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

6. round, daily roundnoun

   the usual activities in your day

   "the doctor made his rounds"

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

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

7. turn, bout, roundnoun

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

   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

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

8. roundnoun

   the course along which communications spread

   "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

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

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

9. round, round of drinksnoun

   a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

   "he ordered a second round"

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

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

10. roundnoun

    a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

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

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

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"

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

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

12. roundnoun

    an outburst of applause

    "there was a round of applause"

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

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

13. rung, round, stavenoun

    a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

    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

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

14. circle, roundadjective

    any circular or rotating mechanism

    "the machine punched out metal circles"

    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

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

15. round, circularadjective

    having a circular shape

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

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

16. orotund, rotund, round, pear-shapedadjective

    (of sounds) full and rich

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

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

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

17. roundverb

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

    "in round numbers"

    Synonyms:
    orotund, circular, pear-shaped, rotund

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

18. roundverb

    wind around; move along a circular course

    "round the bend"

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

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

19. round, round out, round offverb

    make round

    "round the edges"

    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

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

20. round, labialize, labialiseverb

    pronounce with rounded lips

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

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

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"

    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

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

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

    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

    "polish your social manners"

    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

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

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

    express as a round number

    "round off the amount"

    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

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

24. round, flesh out, fill outadverb

    become round, plump, or shapely

    "The young woman is fleshing out"

    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

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

25. round, aroundadverb

    from beginning to end; throughout

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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Ammunition
   • Applause
   • Call
   • Change
   • Criticize
   • Crosspiece
   • Cut Of Beef
   • Division
   • Golf
   • Habitude
   • Partsong
   • Path
   • Perfect
   • Pronounce
   • Serving
   • Sport
   • Time Interval
   • Travel

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   circular

2. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund

3. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   cylindrical

4. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   full, complete, entire, unbroken

5. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   large, great, considerable

6. roundadjective

   Synonyms:
   plump, chubby, bonny, corpulent, stout

7. roundnoun

   Synonyms:
   cycle, periodical revolution

8. roundnoun

   Synonyms:
   circular dance

9. roundnoun

   Synonyms:
   rundle, step

10. roundnoun

    Synonyms:
    circuit, compass, perambulation, tour

11. roundnoun

    Synonyms:
    rung (of a ladder)

12. roundadjective

    Synonyms:
    around, on all sides

13. roundadjective

    Synonyms:
    circularly, in a circle, in a circuit

14. roundprep.

    Synonyms:
    around, encircling, about, encompassing, surrounding, on every side of

15. roundprep.

    Synonyms:
    all over, in all parts of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "round":

   cycle, tour, series, ronde, tower, ronda, inning, discussion, rounds, turn, redondo, wave, kola, phase, trick, part-session, round-table, cycles, roundtable, tables

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How to use round in a sentence?

1. Jean Cocteau:

   Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

2. Troy Brouwer:

   It means a lot to me, to the team and to the franchise, for a franchise that has had trouble getting out of that first round, it's a confidence booster.

3. Johnson:

   The round of a passionate man?s life is in contracting debts in his passion which his virtue obliges him to pay. He spends his time in outrage and acknowledgment, injury and reparation.

4. Ali Akbar Salehi:

   It is difficult to forecast whether we can reach a result at this round of talks but we are moving toward reaching a mutual understanding in all technical issues.

5. Le Pen:

   No one can be in any doubt that we will be in the second round.