COILED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in coiling

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verb

past tense of coil

as in curled

to follow a circular or spiral course a vine coiling around a pillar

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straightened

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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 Even if viewers didn’t know what direction Russia eventually took under Putin, however, the character’s powerful but coiled demeanor quickly makes apparent that such credulity has consequences. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiled

Adjective

Walmart sold spiral notebooks for 35 cents each and Office Max tied with Walmart both selling folders for 25 cents.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Why do some child actors spiral in their lives and other ones are like Hilary Duff?

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiral

Verb

Méndez curled a free kick from the right side that went untouched off the post and into the net in the 84th minute to tie it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
For an additional pop of color, Cardi wore her hair in an icy blue bob that was parted to the side and curled under at the ends.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of curled

Adjective

Aside from a spiraling Wanda, there was also an onslaught of high-profile cameos, which almost felt like fandom wish fulfillment designed to keep us entertained when Wanda wasn’t around.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
The basic idea is that when anxiety spikes, pulling out a few sensory-engaging items can stave off panic by interrupting spiraling thoughts.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of spiraling

Verb

Pringles x Hershey’s Swoops Hershey’s Swoops were thin and curved like chips but made entirely of chocolate.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
They were inspired by the Curtain of Courage Memorial outside the San Bernardino County Government Center — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of curved

Adjective

Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, or KHI, the swirling patterns could explain enduring solar mysteries, such as why the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, is much hotter than its surface.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of swirling

Adjective

Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
The main performance is scheduled to include aerial acrobatics, bondage, burlesque and drag performers from groups such as The Dragonettes, AKArts Collective and others with hypnotic live looping and vocal music from Morgan Sorne.

— Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of looping

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