rounded

Smooth at edges

Rounded describes something with curves rather than sharp angles or edges: rounded corners, rounded edges.

A rounded number has been adjusted to a convenient value: The bill came to $19.87, rounded to $20.

A rounded education or personality is complete and well-developed across different areas: a well-rounded individual.

Rounded vowels are produced with pursed lips.

shape

circle

Curved closed shape

  • spherePerfectly round solid
  • diskFlat circular object
  • globeSpherical representation of landmasses

orb · wheel · hoop · ring · ball · dome · bulb · knob · bead · pebble

curved

arc

Curved line segment

curvature · ellipse · loop · oval · scroll · spiral · swirl · undulate · coil · hook

leaf

orbicular

Rounded in form

cordate · obtuse · entire · lobed · scalloped

soft

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

worn · weathered · buffed · sanded · eroded · gentle · softened · muted · subdued · flowing

full

plump

Agreeably fat, well-filled

ample · shapely · well-fed · chubby · pudgy · rotund · buxom · zaftig · pillowy · padded

phonetics

vowel

Unobstructed speech sound

velar · back · close · open · mid · front · pronunciation · phoneme

estimate

approximate

Nearly accurate but inexact

rough · imprecise · loose · general · broad · vague · fuzzy · close · near · about

Categories
Opposites
shape/edge quality

roundedangular

Sharp-edged or rawboned

pointed · sharp · jagged · angled · edged

numerical precision

roundedexact

Perfectly correct, no deviation

precise · unrounded · specific · accurate · actual

phonetic articulation

roundedunrounded

Not made circular

spread · flat · neutral

Phrases
Family

round, rounds, rounding, roundness, rounded vowels, roundly, rounder, roundest, rounders

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G