SWIRLED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in twisted

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verb

past tense of swirl

as in stirred

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down

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as in twirled

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis swirled her skirts as she danced the tango

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Speculation about the couple's wedding venue and ceremony swirled the internet for weeks leading up to the event. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026 As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead. — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026 While rumors swirled recently that a castle was being built inside MSG, PEOPLE confirmed that wasn't true after all. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The Prime Day extravaganza might be behind us, but that doesn't mean all the savings have swirled down the drain. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Controversy swirled over the state’s election system after days passed without a result. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026 The rumors swirled and commentators demanded to know if the couple was legit or not. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026 Video showed debris getting lifted and swirled into the air near a narrow funnel cloud, according to the NWS. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Rumors have swirled for weeks that the pair are marrying on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirled

Adjective

The three-foot-tall evergreen with a gnarly, twisted trunk is located near the miniature Geppetto’s Workshop in Pinocchio’s Village.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
This variety emerges in spring with a small ball of wavy, twisted foliage that features wide yellow margins around blue-green centers.

— Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026

Definition of twisted

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Your 3rd House of Communication is stirred by the temperamental Moon, while the life-giving Sun boosts your 7th House of Partnership, aligning words with steady commitments.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
Despite its decades-long ubiquity in our lives and our iCals, the building has just as often stirred negative feelings.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of stirred

Adjective

Bing Thomas had drawn this grid by hand, following each warped line with a slightly more warped line until the grid practically curled under itself.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
All of the gravitational wave signals scientists have seen so far—known as quasinormal modes—are produced after two black holes merge into a single larger one, and the warped spacetime around it settles.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Definition of warped

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Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing spun to face home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, holding up his mitt with the ball inside.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
There are also tunics and airy sweaters crocheted with feathery mulberry silk—a type spun by silkworms fed exclusively on white mulberry leaves, considered the highest-quality in the world.

— Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of spun

Adjective

However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto.

— Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of entwined

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The 40-year-old goalkeeper, who only turned professional aged 25, helped Cape Verde hold the European champions to a goalless draw with a string of fine saves.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The Inter Miami forward, who turned 39 last month, arrived in the tournament with questions over his fitness after recently recovering from a muscle strain.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Definition of turned

Adjective

Priced at $9,950, the compact drops kept the brand’s familiar rounded Elisa shape close to the ears rather than extending into a longer chandelier silhouette.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Within these new rounded granules, the graphite flakes are randomly oriented in all directions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

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