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

When cells produce proteins, the amino acids spontaneously fold into tangled and twisted structures, with pockets and protuberances, and sometimes long, trailing tails. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

The twisted cable design provides texture, while the burgundy and cream colors give it a festive look. —Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025

Related Stories In a place as twisted as Hawkins, where giant rifts into the Upside Down opened up in the ground at the end of Season 4, what was the reasoning Nancy and Mike used for not informing the other Wheelers about the threat of Vecna? —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Pinch ends of the twisted pieces together to seal. —Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 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