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

Unlike MacKay’s Ferrars, seemingly the more loyal and irreproachable type, both men end up screwing over the Dashwoods in their own ways. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

In a video from March 4, 2019, her co-worker David Xu can be seen approaching her desk, pouring a substance into the bottle, screwing the lid back on and quickly walking away. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Corsair drilled the inner portion of its 200mm fan frames to screw directly onto the rails when they are set at their 140mm position. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Who would come correct with a bitchy, sassy, screw-all-y’all response, and who would play it safe with a mild-mannered send-off? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing screw

• screw around
• screw up