Synonyms of coils

coils 1 of 2

noun

plural of coil

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity

amidst the coil of the office renovations, we even managed to get some work done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbances
• commotions
• stirs
• rackets
• rows
• noises
• fusses
• turmoils
• storms
• pandemoniums
• hurricanes
• bustles
• clatters
• alarums and excursions
• rumpuses
• ballyhoos
• furors
• clutters
• hubbubs
• furores
• hooplas
• hullabaloos
• bobberies
• pothers
• welters
• whirls
• hubble-bubbles
• williwaws
• zoos
• moils
• fun
• squalls
• ruckuses
• blathers
• ructions
• stews
• ados
• roars
• tumults
• hurly-burlies
• shindys
• helter-skelters
• bothers
• hurlies
• to-dos
• uproars
• hurry-scurries
• hoo-has
• foofaraws
• splores
• dins
• flurries
• bluster
• cacophonies
• eruptions
• disorders
• upheavals
• kerfuffles
• hue and cries
• howls
• outcries
• flutters
• outbreaks
• clamors
• frets
• dos
• fevers
• outbursts
• melees
• frays
• brawls
• flare-ups
• scuffles
• dithers
• lathers
• tizzies
• fracases
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• peaces
• tranquilities
• hushes
• calms
• quiets
• orders
• quietudes

coils

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coil

as in curls

to follow a circular or spiral course

a vine coiling around a pillar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curls
• winds
• curves
• spirals
• swirls
• circles
• twines
• twists
• loops
• entwines
• weaves
• sweeps
• corkscrews
• turns
• arcs
• arches
• wheels
• whirls
• bends
• hooks
• encircles
• crooks
• bows
• bulges
• zigzags
• swerves
• veers
• laces
• interlaces
• intertwines
• meanders
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coils

Noun

Flat coils simplify construction The company’s Eos design uses 12 encircling coils alongside approximately 300 programmable shaping magnets. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Dusty coils can interfere with heat dissipation and may reduce refrigerator efficiency. — Brigitt Earley, Martha Stewart, 4 Nov. 2026

To prevent frost from building up on the coils and stopping them from working, heating elements warm them every so often, in what’s called a defrost cycle. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

Laying coils of fiber-optic cables is still much cheaper and, lawsuits notwithstanding, far easier a feat than building a new highway system or a railway network. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

Fluctuating dew points can make loose waves, tight spirals, or corkscrew coils swell, turning a great curly day into a frizzy disaster. — Dana Oliver, Parents, 22 Oct. 2026

Unlike quiches, frittatas are crustless, but this version doesn’t skimp on satisfying carbs, thanks to coils of spaghetti that become crisp and caramelized on the edges and soft and fluffy in the eggy center. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2026

This creates eddy currents, which increase the coils’ effective inductance, following Lenz’s law. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Refrigerator Coils The condenser coils responsible for keeping your appliance functioning become covered in dust over time. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Visitors are typically brought by elevator to the uppermost exhibition level and then follow a broad, gently descending ramp that coils around a central void. — Bridget Borgobello may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026

When startled, the snake coils its body into a figure-eight shape or raises its tail to mimic another head and confuse predators. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026