ROUNDNESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

roundness

noun

Definition of roundness

as in approximation

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Recent Examples of roundness There’s a pleasing roundness to the GV90’s lines and overall aesthetic that seems to deliberately veer away from flash. — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026 That eight-step process analyses balls according to eight criteria, including circumference, water absorption, rebound height, shape and size retention, and sphericity (a measurement of roundness). — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Enjoy the softness and roundness, the colors and the textures [and] the battle wounds. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 9 June 2026 The oven lends an exquisite depth to everything that passes through it—a roundness and tang, a kiss of smolder. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 In the past, it was widely planted and consumed for its roundness and fruitiness, often serving as a blending grape. — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 And that feels like the roundness of a life. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 Senes experimented with gravity and curves, using foam to sculpt garments reflecting the moon’s roundness. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026 Her hand went to her stomach, to feel for the roundness that had been there. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundness

Noun

This is an approximation based on years of berry eating, not a real statistic.

— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
But much of it also had an obvious swagger and drive, sometimes with grooves that hinted at funk, or at least a Jane’s Addiction-like approximation of it.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of approximation

Noun

Even with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the fourth, Shelley made his reps count, making five tackles and breaking up a deep pass from Rams quarterback Ty Simpson intended for Tyler Scott.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the company, the platform delivers high critical-dimension uniformity, low line-edge roughness, and a large process window across an entire wafer.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of roughness

Noun

Australia clung to its final six point margin for the last 27 minutes of the match when tiredness induced by altitude in the mountainous venue saw some sloppiness and imprecision invade its game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
His chat section is littered with critiques of his pitch selection and pitch-meter imprecision.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprecision

Noun

Patricia Simner, who directs the clinical-microbiology molecular laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, told me that some genetic libraries of pathogens are painstakingly curated for accuracy, but others are peppered with inaccuracies.

— Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
This discipline allows marketers to move quickly while maintaining a consistent narrative and reducing the risk of inaccuracies or hallucinations spreading across channels.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaccuracy

Noun

But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026