WHEELED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

wheeled

verb

Definition of wheeled

past tense of wheel

as in swung

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 turned

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 rotated

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 curved

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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straightened

as in deviated

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 wheeled After eating, some of the nuns are wheeled out into the sun, but there are not enough wheelchairs. — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026 The prime minister’s lectern wheeled out at Downing Street. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026 As he was wheeled away to a waiting ambulance, Gil wore an oxygen mask and neck brace, and his face showed bruising. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 He was wheeled into the emergency department by his mother after punching her, again. — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026 Barajas told officers that one of the men wheeled Goodyke toward the canal and then returned without him, per the outlets. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 If the stoppages become permanent, seats wheeled onto the pitch could be next—a la college basketball timeouts. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026 Staffers wheeled the barriers over from the adjacent University of Washington baseball complex. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeled

Verb

Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Never count out Tim Connelly, who swung the massive trades that brought Gobert and Ball to Minnesota and shipped off Karl-Anthony Towns days before training camp two years ago, but the Wolves will likely be looking elsewhere for a starting forward.

— Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.

— Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Paraguay seemed to fade after the Mbappé goal, but turned it on again late, forcing Mike Maignan to make his first save of the day about 89 and a half minutes into the match.

— Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

Deschamps has rotated between Lucas Digne and Théo Hernandez in that position with both players much more effective going forward than covering the space behind them.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Edin Džeko, Bosnia’s 40-year-old striker and all-time leading scorer, made his first start of this World Cup after subbing in their last two games; Džeko was among three Bosnians rotated out six minutes after halftime.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of rotated

Verb

In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
She was also asked to perform the walk-and-turn exercise, and the one-leg stand exercise, and deviated from instruction on both counts.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Definition of deviated

Verb

Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

Amid the bigger picture — of which there are many at the moment — Keshad Johnson stands as a reminder that this also is a time of year when the NBA’s small stuff has to be revolved.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Mark had hired a photographer and revolved the engagement around a special place close to both his and Jess' hearts, so postponing the proposal wouldn't do anyone any favors.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026