rounds out

Makes fully complete

Rounds out means to complete or bring to a satisfying fullness.

A final ingredient rounds out the flavor.

A new hire rounds out the team.

The phrase suggests adding what was missing to make something whole or well-balanced: A degree in economics rounds out her qualifications.

Also used for approximate figures: The total rounds out to about fifty thousand.

Related

supplement · refine · complete · add · augment · improve · equilibrate · harmonize · finalize · enhance · enrich · perfect · bolster · close · smooth · integrate · unify · optimize

Opposites
completeness/fullness

rounds outstrips down

Removes outer covering

depletes · reduces · diminishes · guts · hollows out

complexity/elaboration

rounds outsimplifies

Makes less complex

streamlines · strips down · boils down · oversimplifies · flattens

shape/form

rounds outsharpens

Makes cutting edge keener

angles · squares off · flattens · points · thins out

Family

round, rounds, rounded, rounding, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness, roundish

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G