wheel

The word “wheel” has 1 syllable: wheel

It's pronounced as /wil/


What is synonym and antonym for wheel?

In the thesaurus, “wheel” has 202 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wheel along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wheel

  • arc
  • arch
  • auto
  • automobile
  • avert
  • baron
  • beat
  • beater
  • bend
  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • bow
  • bus
  • car
  • caster
  • chain
  • circle
  • circuit
  • circulate
  • circulation
  • circumvolution
  • clunker
  • coach
  • coil
  • compact
  • convertible
  • coupe
  • course
  • crank
  • crate
  • cream puff
  • crook
  • curl
  • curlicue
  • curve
  • cycle
  • czar
  • deflect
  • detour
  • development
  • deviate
  • disk
  • diverge
  • divert
  • drum
  • eddy
  • encircle
  • fall off
  • fastback
  • fat cat
  • flivver
  • gas-guzzler
  • gyrate
  • gyration
  • gyre
  • hardtop
  • hatchback
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • heavyweight
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • hook
  • hoop
  • horseless carriage
  • hybrid
  • intermediate
  • jalopy
  • jitney
  • junker
  • kahuna
  • king
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • land yacht
  • limousine
  • lion
  • loop
  • machine
  • magnate
  • major leaguer
  • merry-go-round
  • microbus
  • mini
  • minibus
  • minicar
  • minivan
  • mogul
  • motor
  • motor vehicle
  • motorcar
  • move
  • muck-a-muck
  • muckety-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • muscle car
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob
  • notchback
  • omnibus
  • orbit
  • pattern
  • phaeton
  • pinwheel
  • pirouette
  • pivot
  • poo-bah
  • pooh-bah
  • prince
  • princess
  • progression
  • pulley
  • queen
  • ragtop
  • ratchet
  • rechannel
  • redirect
  • reel
  • reverse
  • revolution
  • revolve
  • ring
  • roadster
  • roll
  • roller
  • rotate
  • rotation
  • round
  • run
  • screw
  • sedan
  • sequence
  • series
  • sheer
  • shift
  • shunt
  • sidetrack
  • spin
  • spiral
  • sport-utility vehicle
  • sports car
  • station wagon
  • stock car
  • string
  • subcompact
  • succession
  • suv
  • sway
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • swing
  • swirl
  • switch
  • swivel
  • syndrome
  • tack
  • tin lizzie
  • touring car
  • town car
  • train
  • transfer
  • trend
  • trolley
  • trundle
  • tsar
  • turbocar
  • turn
  • turn back
  • turn off
  • turnover
  • twiddle
  • twine
  • twirl
  • twist
  • tycoon
  • tzar
  • unscrew
  • v-8
  • van
  • veer
  • vip
  • wagon
  • whip
  • whirl
  • whorl
  • wind
  • woodie
  • woody
  • zigzag
  • zodiac

Antonyms for wheel

Meanings of wheel

  • noun
    1. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
    2. The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
    3. A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
    4. The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
    5. A wheelrim.
    6. A round portion of cheese.
    7. A Catherine wheel firework.
    8. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
    9. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
    10. A recurring or cyclical course of events.
    11. A dollar.
    12. A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
  • verb
    1. To roll along on wheels.
    2. To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
    3. To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
    4. To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
    5. To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
    6. To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
    7. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.

Example Sentences

  • The car’s wheel was damaged after hitting a pothole.
  • She turned the wheel carefully to steer the boat.
  • The old wagon had wooden wheels that creaked loudly.
  • He spun the wheel of fortune and won a prize.
  • The bike’s wheel needs to be aligned for a smoother ride.

On this page you'll find 217 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wheel, such as: arc, arch, auto, automobile, avert, baron, beat.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

tack

  • add
  • adhere
  • affix
  • aim
  • alteration
  • annex
  • append
  • approach
  • attach
  • baste
  • batten
  • bearing
  • belay
  • bend
  • blueprint
  • bolt
  • brad
  • button
  • cinch
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clip
  • coapt
  • connect
  • deflection
  • design
  • detour
  • deviate
  • deviation
  • digression
  • direction
  • diverge
  • do up
  • double
  • echelon
  • expedient
  • fashion
  • fasten
  • fix
  • form
  • game
  • game plan
  • glue
  • ground plan
  • hang
  • harness
  • hasp
  • heading
  • hem
  • how
  • intrigue
  • join
  • lace
  • lash
  • latch
  • layout
  • line
  • link
  • manner
  • method
  • methodology
  • mode
  • model
  • modus operandi
  • mount
  • move
  • nail
  • oblique course
  • paste
  • path
  • pin
  • plan
  • plaster
  • plot
  • point
  • point of sail
  • policy
  • practice
  • practise
  • procedure
  • process
  • program
  • pushpin
  • reaffix
  • reattach
  • recipe
  • refasten
  • refix
  • resecure
  • rivet
  • route
  • routine
  • scheme
  • screw
  • set
  • sew
  • shackle
  • sheer
  • shift
  • siding
  • sidling
  • staple
  • step
  • stick
  • stitch
  • strap
  • strategy
  • style
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • swing
  • switch
  • system
  • tackle
  • tactic
  • tactics
  • tag
  • tangent
  • technique
  • thumbtack
  • tie
  • toggle
  • turn
  • turn back
  • turn off
  • unite
  • variation
  • veer
  • way
  • wheel
  • yaw
  • yoke
  • zigzag

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zodiac

  • amphitheater
  • augury
  • aureole
  • band
  • beat
  • belt
  • bowl
  • bracelet
  • cast
  • chain
  • circle
  • circlet
  • circuit
  • circumference
  • circus
  • cirque
  • coil
  • colure
  • compass
  • conjecture
  • cordon
  • corona
  • course
  • crown
  • crystal gazing
  • cycle
  • development
  • disc
  • disk
  • divination
  • dope
  • ecliptic
  • enclosure
  • equator
  • forecast
  • forecasting
  • foresight
  • foretelling
  • fortune-telling
  • full turn
  • globe
  • guess
  • halo
  • hoop
  • horizon
  • horoscope
  • hunch
  • indicator
  • lap
  • loop
  • meridian
  • merry-go-round
  • of event anticipation
  • omen
  • orbit
  • outlook
  • palmistry
  • parallel of latitude
  • pattern
  • perimeter
  • periphery
  • presage
  • prevision
  • prognosis
  • prognostication
  • progression
  • projection
  • prophecy
  • record
  • revolution
  • ring
  • ringlet
  • rotation
  • round
  • run
  • sequence
  • series
  • soothsaying
  • sphere
  • stadium
  • string
  • succession
  • surmising
  • syndrome
  • tip
  • tire
  • train
  • turn
  • turnover
  • vaticination
  • wheel
  • wreath

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