Synonyms of twisted

twisted 1 of 2

adjective

as in curved

marked by a long series of irregular curves

a twisted walking stick made from a blackthorn sapling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine
• crooked
• curled
• tortuous
• bending
• sinuous
• devious
• jagged
• curling
• curvy
• crazy
• windy
• coiled
• spiral
• coiling
• spiraling
• swirling
• zigzag
• uneven
• looping
• indirect
• spiralling
• circling
• roundabout
• circuitous
• rambling
• zigzagging
• wandering
• corkscrew
• meandering
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• linear
• direct
• straightaway

twisted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of twist

1

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• misrepresented
• perverted
• complicated
• warped
• slanted
• misinterpreted
• cooked
• obscured
• bent
• colored
• garbled
• falsified
• confused
• misstated
• fudged
• censored
• misrelated
• disguised
• camouflaged
• masked
• veiled
• mistook
• mistranslated
• whitewashed
• lied
• dissembled
• misspoke
• mystified
• belied
• glossed (over)
• misdescribed
• confounded
• mixed (up)
• bowdlerized
• equivocated
• paltered
• fibbed
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreted
• explained
• illustrated
• clarified
• cleared (up)
• illuminated
• spelled out
• deciphered

2

as in curled

to follow a circular or spiral course

the path gently twisted down the hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curled
• coiled
• winded
• curved
• swirled
• entwined
• spiraled
• wound
• circled
• weaved
• twined
• spiralled
• corkscrewed
• swept
• turned
• crooked
• looped
• whirled
• arched
• bent
• arced
• intertwined
• veered
• hooked
• bowed
• encircled
• swerved
• wheeled
• bulged
• interlaced
• laced
• zigzagged
• meandered
• enlaced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

3

as in twirled

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis

twisted my wrist around to stretch it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twirled
• rotated
• spun
• swung
• turned
• swirled
• swiveled
• pivoted
• whirled
• swivelled
• rolled
• revolved
• wheeled
• screwed
• coiled
• wound
• unscrewed
• cranked
• reeled
• winded
• twiddled
• circulated

4

as in pulled

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

kept twisting the cap until it came free

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• tugged
• yanked
• wrenched
• plucked
• jerked
• wrung
• removed
• extracted
• wrested
• pried
• tweaked
• dislocated
• dredged (up)
• lugged
• drew
• disturbed
• levered
• transposed
• displaced
• jimmied
• shifted
• transferred
• budged

5

as in squirmed

to make jerky or restless movements

the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squirmed
• jerked
• twitched
• tossed
• fidgeted
• wiggled
• fiddled
• writhed
• shivered
• trembled
• shook
• jiggled
• wriggled
• jigged
• thrashed
• threshed
• quivered
• squiggled
• shuddered
• fluttered
• flitted
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• calmed (down)
• stilled

6

as in weaved

to cause to twine about one another

has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaved
• braided
• intertwined
• mixed
• entwined
• plied
• writhed
• blended
• wove
• interweaved
• interlaced
• implicated
• interwove
• enlaced
• laced
• wreathed
• fused
• intertwisted
• inweaved
• inwove
• plaited
• linked
• blent
• platted
• pleached
• joined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangled
• unwound
• uncoiled
• untangled
• untwined