twisted

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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

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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

The twisted churro isn’t the only recent addition to Costco’s food court menu. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The List is full of her signature folk-rock tricks, looking back on her long, twisted, remarkable life in music. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Other people were disappointed that the twisted churro, which was reportedly introduced in 2021, was being brought back and not the classic straight version that dates back to the 1990s — which only cost 99 cents. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

The cars spiral over and under portions of the park’s multilevel escalator, and include four launches, an inverted dive loop, twisted pretzel loop, an inverted stall and other thrills, reaching speed of 72 mph. — Carole Horst, Variety, 18 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