twisted

adjective

twist·​ed ˈtwi-stəd 

: mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick

a cruel, twisted mind

And you know there will be some strange and twisted bitter man who will listen to all our messages.

—Cynthia Heimel

Synonyms

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine

Examples of twisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The twisted stars of periwinkles, towering hollyhocks with their hot-pink Medusa heads, the lion-mane frills of marigolds. —Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

And wrap it in a gorgeous (if somewhat twisted) album cover depicting a completely adorable baby underwater, grasping at a dollar bill on a fishhook? —Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Just in time for Halloween, this twisted story of obsession reveals a love gone wrong — from first bite to final breath. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025

Another set crisscrossed over the instep before circling the ankle, which Rae wore twisted to the front — a subtle switch from the standard placement that changed the entire balance of the look. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twisted

• distad
• fisted
• listed
• misted
• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• enlisted
• existed
• insisted