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

But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Because we've been screwed by tariffs used against us for years. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

The strength would be identical even though the four 2x6s are not glued or screwed together. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Shanghai Electric also displayed several core robotic components, including a planetary roller screw that the company says can handle more than three times the load of conventional ball screws. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Phrases Containing screw

• screw around
• screw up