SCREWING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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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!

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screwing

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verb

present participle of screw

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

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as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance

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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

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwing

Noun

Testing methodology Extreme forces driving modern aerospace and defense systems expose structural materials to rapid deformation, crushing pressure, and sudden failure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of deformation

Verb

Dark clouds may be slowly distorting BigX’s frame of mind, but moments of pleasure often shine through.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
In a combative, competitive race, Cervera has resorted to severely distorting his rival’s record in what looks like a win-at-all-costs strategy by a Republican running in heavily Democratic territory.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorting

Verb

For an octopus, squeezing into tight spaces can provide an escape route and access to prey that other marine creatures cannot easily reach.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Much of the growing opposition to data centers has come from rising electricity prices, which are squeezing Americans in a time of already high prices and cost of living.

— Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of squeezing

Noun

That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of distortion

Verb

Tennessee recently paused the practice after prisoner Christa Pike, who was convicted of torturing and killing a classmate in 1995, survived two rounds of a botched lethal injection.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of torturing

Verb

These new defects let the material keep deforming safely under extreme pressure instead of snapping.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
The two valves must then pass one another midway through their strokes, briefly deforming to squeeze past each other before resuming their pumping roles.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of deforming

Verb

That urgency has marked Holden’s prolific output—especially the thrilling first installment of his Supreme Magnetic series in 2025 and 2022’s Joe Frog—as the Harlem rapper uses his street-hustling past to paint an autobiographical portrait.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
The 30-second teaser sees Jackson hustling around town, making money and recruiting his team of crooks.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026