unscrewed

verb

past tense of unscrew
as in screwed

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  1. screwed
  2. swiveled
  3. pivoted
  4. rotated
Verb
  • Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • My husband recently screwed over his business partner by taking significantly more of the profit for himself.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of screwed
Verb
  • Banks, dressed in a blue suit and tie, swiveled back and forth watching his lawyer and Hester, like watching a tennis match.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • France’s left-back, on his way from Aston Villa to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, instinctively swivelled and attempted to clear, taking out the incoming Yamal with a swipe through the thigh in the process.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of swiveled
Verb
  • The Administration’s legal filings had already pivoted from quoting historical accounts of White House modernization to arguing that the President’s life was at stake.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Plenty of other coaches have pivoted from high school recruits to transfers.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pivoted
Verb
  • The company’s experts realized that, if the tapestry could not be rotated and stored, perhaps it could be stored and then rotated.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • True freshman Jackson Cantwell rotated with Buchanan at right guard.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotated
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“Unscrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrewed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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