SPUN Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

spun

verb

past tense of spin

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of spun Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy. —

Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Truth is spun in a way to be framed in a positive light for the one who has the biggest microphone at that moment. —

Adam Duxter, CBS News, 14 May 2026 In the 2008 election cycle, opponents of Barack Obama spun up a narrative surrounding his birth certificate. —

Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 No one gets sick or scared or spun around or soaking wet or brought on stage. —

Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 In this case, the brutal arctic winds met Peter I Island, which spun them into these striking shapes. —

Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 May 2026 Companies spun up promising treatments for devastating rare genetic diseases and common conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. —

Jason Mast, STAT, 12 May 2026 Behind the podium trio, Leclerc spun early in the last lap, recovered, but watched Russell and Verstappen move on by for fourth and fifth. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026 Elsewhere, fibers are spun into thread, dyed, bleached, and rewoven into rugs, carpets and blankets. —

Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

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The Sabres have rotated between Luukkonen and Lyon all season.

— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The program is the first Indonesian edition of Next Step Studio, a traveling initiative that began as La Factory at the Filmmaker’s Fortnight in 2013 and has since rotated annually through different countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026