Synonyms of spins

spins 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spin

1

as in rotates

to move in circles around an axis or center

spinning on its axis, the Earth makes one complete rotation every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotates
• revolves
• turns
• twirls
• whirls
• rolls
• wheels
• gyrates
• curls
• circles
• pirouettes
• spirals
• twists
• swirls
• pinwheels
• coils
• curves
• rings
• winds
• rounds
• pivots
• orbits
• twines
• circulates
• swivels
• encircles

2

as in swims

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

my head spun as I contemplated all the possible problems this restructuring could cause

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swims
• whirls
• turns
• reels
• swirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• calms
• settles
• steadies

3

as in turns

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis

spun the child around until he was hopelessly dizzy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotates
• turns
• twirls
• swings
• twists
• swivels
• swirls
• whirls
• pivots
• wheels
• revolves
• rolls
• screws
• reels
• coils
• winds
• cranks
• unscrews
• circulates
• twiddles

spins

2 of 2

noun

plural of spin

1

as in rotations

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point

the ice skater moved into a tight spin at the end of her routine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotations
• wheels
• twirls
• rolls
• curves
• reels
• twists
• revolutions
• curls
• spirals
• pirouettes
• gyrations
• whirls
• circles
• orbits
• coils
• whorls
• rings
• rounds
• circuits
• circulations
• eddies
• swirls

2

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure

a family out for a spin on a beautiful Sunday afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excursions
• travels
• tours
• walks
• sashays
• rambles
• jaunts
• sorties
• outings
• junkets
• sallies
• expeditions
• journeys
• detours
• voyages
• hikes
• odysseys
• treks
• circuits
• safaris
• peregrinations
• pilgrimages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spins

Verb

The Catherine wheel of anxiety spins in the largest military alliance in history, with some justification. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

An agitator is a post in the machine’s center that twists so the clothes can rub against each other, while impellers have a cone or disc on the bottom of the drum that spins. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026

Type a topic into the input field, and the platform spins up a structured presentation with smart layouts, professional copy, and visuals across every slide. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

On Wednesday the company shipped BNB Agent Studio, a developer platform that spins up an autonomous onchain AI agent from a single prompt inside Claude Code, Cursor or any compatible coding tool. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Xavier Watts spins a football in his right hand and glues his eyes on the tablet resting in the hands of Jessie Bates III. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 June 2026

The rotating door of managers in Queens spins once again. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

To light that fire again on WHACK’S MUSEUM, Tierra Whack spins back to her battle rap roots for a full-throttled put me in your barbershop top fives record. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

Every month, there has been some new directive or precedential case or mass firing that spins the heads of court staff and of lawyers on both sides. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

Noun

Despite all the different spins and flavors, this classic Ranch water will never ever disappoint. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes. — Alex Krasnok, Scientific American, 25 June 2026

These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes. — Alex Krasnok, Fortune, 21 June 2026

These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes. — Alex Krasnok, The Conversation, 19 June 2026

Widow’s Bay never feels more like Parks and Recreation than in scenes set in the town’s museum, which offers glimpses of a long, strange history that often play like dark spins on similar revelations of Pawnee, Indiana’s past. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026

This summer, Nestlé is adding three new flavorful spins on the classic chocolate chip cookie to its line of refrigerated take-and-bake cookie doughs. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026

Shnaider would try to dominate from the back of the court; Chwalińska would neutralize her with a buffet of spins and slices. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Most of the solid material involves lasers and optical guides; the computation is done using the nuclear spins of atoms held suspended by an array of laser light. — ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026