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 of twisted

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine

Examples of twisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The twisted copper can therefore act somewhat like a filter for electron spin. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Farnaby took to social media to get everything completely un-twisted. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Maybe someday, Roth will temper his empty-calories instincts and make more of a meal out of his twisted ideas. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

The twisted mind behind The Human Centipede is ready to shock audiences one last time. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

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