winding

winding

adjective

Definition of WINDING

1

marked by a long series of irregular curves <a long and winding path through the woods>

Synonyms bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy

Related Words zigzag, zigzagging; circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling; circuitous, indirect, roundabout; meandering, rambling, wandering; irregular, jagged, uneven

Near Antonyms direct, linear

Antonyms straight, straightaway

2

turning around an axis like the thread of a screw <a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse>

Synonyms coiling, corkscrew, helical, involute, screwlike, winding

Related Words circular; curling, curving, swirly, twisting

Near Antonyms lineal, linear, right, straight