Synonyms of spiraling

spiraling 1 of 2

adjective

variants or spiralling

as in spiral

Related Words

• spiral
• swirling
• circling
• coiled
• coiling
• looping
• zigzag
• indirect
• corkscrew
• twisting
• winding
• twisted
• zigzagging
• curved
• curving
• serpentine
• circuitous
• sinuous
• roundabout
• tortuous
• bending
• curled
• curling
• crooked
• curvy
• jagged
• wandering
• devious
• windy
• rambling
• crazy
• uneven
• meandering
• irregular

Dissimilar Words

• straight
• direct
• linear
• straightaway

spiraling

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verb

variants or spiralling

present participle of spiral

as in winding

to follow a circular or spiral course

a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winding
• coiling
• curling
• curving
• swirling
• circling
• twisting
• twining
• sweeping
• corkscrewing
• entwining
• weaving
• turning
• whirling
• arching
• looping
• arcing
• veering
• encircling
• bending
• swerving
• intertwining
• zigzagging
• hooking
• bowing
• bulging
• meandering
• wheeling
• crooking
• interlacing
• lacing
• enlacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spiraling

Adjective

Aside from a spiraling Wanda, there was also an onslaught of high-profile cameos, which almost felt like fandom wish fulfillment designed to keep us entertained when Wanda wasn’t around. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

The basic idea is that when anxiety spikes, pulling out a few sensory-engaging items can stave off panic by interrupting spiraling thoughts. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling. — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026

Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Demonstrations broke out over the near-collapse of the rial and spiraling economic conditions but grew to become a larger movement against the regime. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

In our seminar, Bolin later showed a visualization of 3I/ATLAS's orbit around the galaxy — no neat ellipse, but rather a looping, spiraling path distorted by encounters with gas clouds, spiral arms and dark matter. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025

Verb

There’s also neighboring Lion's Head, which has a spiraling trail that leads straight to the top. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Some critics attacked it as tone-deaf, given the war in Iran and the attendant, spiralling gas prices. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

The defeat officially eliminated the spiraling Sparks (12-24) from playoff contention. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

In other states, researchers and journalists have used developers’ financial records to investigate spiraling costs of subsidized housing. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026

Narwhals are toothed whales, renowned for their distinctive straight, spiraling tusks, which many people in medieval times believed were the horns of unicorns and thus held magical healing properties. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

In 2023, after the death of her brother Jansen, who died in 2023 from aortic valve complications and an undiagnosed large heart, Panettiere began spiraling with depression again. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

The budget deficit is spiralling out of control; export revenues are falling. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026

In an era of aging populations, spiraling costs, and emerging trends like chronic illness and loneliness, this bias is no longer sustainable. — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026