Synonyms of coiled

coiled 1 of 2

adjective

as in coiling

Related Words

• coiling
• spiral
• spiraling
• swirling
• looping
• circling
• zigzag
• corkscrew
• curved
• twisted
• serpentine
• sinuous
• curled
• indirect
• winding
• twisting
• tortuous
• circuitous
• curving
• roundabout
• bending
• zigzagging
• curling
• curvy
• crooked
• devious
• windy
• jagged
• wandering
• rambling
• crazy
• uneven
• meandering
• irregular

Dissimilar Words

• straight
• linear
• direct
• straightaway

coiled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of coil

as in curled

to follow a circular or spiral course

a vine coiling around a pillar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curled
• curved
• twisted
• twined
• wound
• entwined
• swirled
• spiraled
• circled
• weaved
• corkscrewed
• swept
• turned
• looped
• arched
• whirled
• crooked
• bent
• encircled
• arced
• hooked
• intertwined
• wheeled
• bowed
• veered
• bulged
• interlaced
• laced
• swerved
• zigzagged
• enlaced
• meandered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coiled

Verb

This species spends most of its time coiled around tree branches more than 30 meters (100 feet) high, descending during the night to prey on birds, small mammals, frogs, and other reptiles on the forest floor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

As management continues to prove themselves, multiples are coiled to go higher. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026

For example, a gardener may not see a snake coiled among the plants. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Beach waves run the gamut from tight and coiled to long and easy, all depending on your hair type. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Probably the most stylish climber in the professional peloton, flowing and coiled, Del Toro stunned in last year’s Giro. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026

These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore. — Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026

Their hair was held back in a low bun and coiled in exactly the same way, and their blue eyes were darkly lined, that intensity counteracted with their matching rosy lip look. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026