Synonyms of spun

spun

verb

past tense of spin

1

as in rotated

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

• rotated
• revolved
• turned
• twirled
• whirled
• rolled
• curled
• circled
• pirouetted
• gyrated
• swirled
• pinwheeled
• wheeled
• twisted
• curved
• spiraled
• coiled
• pivoted
• twined
• wound
• rounded
• orbited
• circulated
• encircled
• swiveled
• ringed

2

as in swam

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

• swam
• whirled
• turned
• reeled
• swirled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• settled
• calmed
• steadied

3

as in twirled

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

• twirled
• turned
• swung
• rotated
• twisted
• swirled
• swiveled
• pivoted
• whirled
• rolled
• revolved
• wheeled
• screwed
• reeled
• cranked
• coiled
• unscrewed
• wound
• circulated
• twiddled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spun

Where football is doesn't need to be explained or spun, people in Arkansas can easily see the program needs help and not just with money. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Zohran Mamdani racked up more wins Tuesday night, as New Yorkers passed the five ballot measures spun up by his independent Commission on Government Efficiency. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2026

The full-circle moment showed me that soul music, whether spun in an analog setting or served up by social media algorithms, will always find its way back to us. — Natelegé Whaley, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The revolving door between state environmental officials and company executives spun constantly. — Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

The reader is spun into this frantic poem without a chance to escape, just like the speaker. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

In preparation, she was confined in progressively smaller spaces, spun in a centrifuge, and trained to eat food in jellied form. — Ethan Teekah All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026

On a pivotal drive, Jackson registered a sack, while forcing a fumble, spun down the receiver short of the first-down marker on 3rd-and-16 and forced a turnover on downs with a tackle for loss, with the Gators trailing 17-3. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

The station didn’t just play indie rock — Carpenter’s show was dedicated to French pop, while other DJs spun the blues, jazz, prog rock, punk, funk and techno. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026