WHEELS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of wheel

as in car

slang a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall

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wheels

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wheel

as in swings

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

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as in rotates

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

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as in revolves

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

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as in curves

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

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straightens

as in turns

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

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Recent Examples of wheels

Noun

Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 This turns in the opposite direction to the front wheels at low speeds for tighter city maneuvering but stabilizes handling during high-speed lane changes or corners by turning with the front. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 Hopefully all of the drifting is turning the wheels in his brain for ideas for the next great theme park attraction. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 Rocking chairs and porches further add to the homey ambiance, while complimentary bikes give you wheels to explore the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 The Parmigiano-Reggiano Consortium generates four million wheels a year, valued at close to four billion Euros, and exports about 50% of total sales. — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In rare cases, the issue could lead to a loss of power to the rear wheels. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Bikes for teens Teens often crave more independence on two wheels, whether for school commutes or longer weekend rides. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

The duo then wheels the mower down the walkway and loads it onto their trailer before taking off. — James Taylor, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 The robot wheels forward on flat ground, raises its legs in a motion similar to a dog climbing stairs, and then resumes rolling where the terrain allows. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026 Stripped to her underwear and tied to a chair, Evelyn begs for her life as Gein wheels out a corpse, wraps its long-dead fingers around the handle of a hammer, and brings both inanimate objects down on Evelyn’s head. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025 Not only are flights plentiful, affordable, and brief—the journey, wheels up to wheels down, is just shy of two hours—the Windy City has long been home to one of the country’s most vibrant and diverse restaurant scenes. — Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 In a video posted to Instagram, the 47-year-old HGTV host wheels two carry-ons through an airport terminal. — Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheels

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Some residents of Gary, a Rust Belt city on the shore of Lake Michigan, around 25 miles southeast of Chicago, described people sleeping in their running cars with the air conditioning on to get some relief from the heat.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of car

Verb

In the video, testers are seated in a ride vehicle attached to a robotic arm that swings around nearly 360 degrees in the air.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
During one of the more graphic sequences, It4mi swings a blade at the woman, severing her arm and sending blood across the frame.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of swings

Verb

Investor attention is currently shifting toward a growing divergence within technology equities, as market capital rotates away from mega-cap tech giants and into the AI infrastructure supply chain.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Traveling at roughly one mile per second, the LRO orbits from pole to pole every two hours as the moon rotates on its own course about 60 miles below the spacecraft.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotates

Verb

Uganda, a country that curves around Lake Victoria, took on a completely different shape.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Tumon Bay, the island’s main resort district, curves in a sweep of gorgeous waters backed by limestone cliffs and a skyline of hotels that reflect Guam’s long‑standing popularity with Japanese and Korean travelers.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026

Definition of curves

Verb

Ask who owns what, adjust the timeline, and make one practical fix before momentum turns messy.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
Conversations about the ethics of true crime storytelling persist in the space, especially with critics who claim that the genre turns pain into product and entertainment.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of turns

Noun

The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman,NASA’s first chief astronomer — will take more than three months to reach its destination.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Getting too close to wildlife Visitors are required to stay at least 25 yards, or the length of two buses, from most wildlife, including bison.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bus

Verb

Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026