Synonyms of screwing

screwing 1 of 2

noun

as in deformation

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition

you'll regret the constant screwing of your face—someday it's going to freeze in that position!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deformation
• distortion
• torturing
• deformity
• warping
• contortion
• misshaping
• squinching
• disfigurement
• defacement
• malformation

screwing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of screw

1

as in distorting

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

• distorting
• torturing
• deforming
• contorting
• curling
• warping
• misshaping
• squinching
• disfiguring
• defacing
• winding
• spiraling
• coiling
• looping
• wrenching
• twining
• wringing
• wresting
• wreathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

2

as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• cheating
• hustling
• plucking
• sticking
• beating
• stinging
• doing
• tricking
• defrauding
• victimizing
• bleeding
• reaming
• deceiving
• fleecing
• stiffing
• diddling
• shortchanging
• swindling
• conning
• bilking
• chiseling
• suckering
• fiddling
• shorting
• exploiting
• hosing
• rooking
• mulcting
• fooling
• gaffing
• betraying
• cozening
• skinning
• shaking down
• nobbling
• extorting
• ripping off
• wrenching
• euchring
• thimblerigging
• chousing
• gouging
• doing in
• flimflamming
• taking for a ride
• milking
• clipping
• skunking
• taking to the cleaners
• overcharging
• nicking
• soaking
• duping
• selling a bill of goods to
• wringing
• wresting
• bitching
• gulling
• double-crossing
• bamboozling
• roping (in)
• fast-talking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of screwing

Noun

For simple screwing tasks, the bits can be placed in a bit slot at one end of the tool, which can then be pivoted to either side and locked in position as needed. — New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026

Bland policy proposals without a narrative explaining who is getting screwed and who is doing the screwing will not work. — ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026

Verb

The screwworm gets its name from the maggots’ habit of burrowing — or screwing — into a wound, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. — Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

There’s a storyline in season two about AI being employed at the hospital, then screwing everything up when the system goes down. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly. — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

At least Mercedes is reverting back to screwing things together rather than gluing things in a back-to-basics manufacturing push. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026

The screwworm gets its name from the maggots' habit of burrowing — or screwing — into a wound, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. — CBS News, 8 June 2026

Put the stopper back in the sink before re-screwing the pivot nut, horizontal rod, and sliding your under sink items back into place. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

Finally, the professional will install hangers to reinforce your gutters before screwing the mesh guard on top. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026