Synonyms of screw

screw

verb

1

as in to distort

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition

screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distort
• deform
• contort
• curl
• torture
• warp
• misshape
• disfigure
• loop
• wrench
• squinch
• deface
• coil
• spiral
• wind
• twine
• wring
• wrest
• wreathe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• unbend
• uncurl

2

as in to squeeze

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• cheat
• pluck
• stick
• sting
• hustle
• beat
• do
• bleed
• sucker
• deceive
• chisel
• victimize
• ream
• trick
• fiddle
• diddle
• defraud
• stiff
• shortchange
• hose
• bilk
• swindle
• shake down
• exploit
• wrench
• mulct
• chouse
• skin
• gaff
• short
• nobble
• rook
• rip off
• con
• fleece
• cozen
• fool
• betray
• euchre
• flimflam
• take for a ride
• take to the cleaners
• thimblerig
• clip
• gouge
• skunk
• extort
• do in
• sell a bill of goods to
• soak
• wring
• overcharge
• nick
• bitch
• wrest
• milk
• dupe
• rope (in)
• gull
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screw

Its non-towable structure means that it is transported to the site by truck and can then be installed on permanent concrete foundations or screw piles. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

The remaining 40 with a dial of 18-karat white gold with a tantalum screw-down crown and rose gold and a screw-down rose-gold crown will be first come, first serve, according to Massena. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Loose hardware Give any bolts, brackets, and screws a quick once-over to make sure nothing has worked itself loose. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026

My husband recently screwed over his business partner by taking significantly more of the profit for himself. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing screw

• screw around
• screw up