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

And the urgent question is which Democrats are electable at a time when political norms are being tested and twisted. —Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

Donkoh collapsed to the floor late in the first half with a twisted ankle and had to be helped off the court. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

This is a twisted travelogue of sorts, each chapter devoted to a circle of hell populated by one group of sports gambling’s myriad losers. —Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

As Yasmin navigates her relationship with tech founder Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) and Harper is pulled into the orbit of enigmatic executive Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella), their twisted friendship begins to warp and ignite under the pressure of money, power, and the desire to be on top. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Feb. 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