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

Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

The 2022 class feels screwed, not privy to the extra COVID year or the five-in-five for the 2023 athletes. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026

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

Phrases Containing screw

• screw around
• screw up