twisted

1 of 2

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

twisted

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of twist entry 1

Synonyms of twisted

Adjective

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine

Examples of twisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

There’s a wool tea room by French artist Agnès Debizet, Harry Nuriev built a Japanese-denim mahjong lounge, and French straw-marquetry master Lison de Caunes entwined twisted leather and shearling with Art Deco panels. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

The menu sports a short list of slightly twisted classics—a martini made with junmai daiginjo sake, a gimlet with ginger-lime cordial, a white negroni sbagliato. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Jigsaw has found the next filmmaker to set up his twisted traps. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Political violence has become a twisted form of virtue signaling. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twisted

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