Synonyms of spiraling

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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

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

In the intervening months, the market grew more skeptical of spiraling AI spending from the hyperscalers — and Alphabet's recent bond and equity offerings contributed to that attitude shift. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge. — ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s friend Lucilius was spiraling over a danger that hadn't arrived, and might never arrive. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The conflict between the United States and Iran is spiraling, experts warned Monday, as a deadly and expanding exchange of strikes over the weekend appeared to decimate the interim deal between the two nations. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 July 2026

The government also faces spiraling welfare costs and urgent demands for investment in defense and public infrastructure. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Pick the handful of protections that address what’s common and dangerous, treat them as nonnegotiable, and give yourself real permission to let the rest go without spiraling over it. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Prosecutors at the first trial argued that Dominguez was angry and spiraling at the time of the killings, calling the attacks a deliberate act of violence. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

New York used to welcome billionaires, but rising prices and spiralling rents have fuelled intense resentment about the rich who just get richer. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 July 2026