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winding

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Synonyms and Antonyms of winding

1 marked by a long series of irregular curves

a long and winding path through the woods

Synonyms of winding

bending, crazy, crooked, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, windy

Words Related to winding

zigzag, zigzagging

circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling

circuitous, indirect, roundabout

meandering, rambling, wandering

irregular, jagged, uneven

Near Antonyms of winding

Antonyms of winding

straight, straightaway

2 turning around an axis like the thread of a screw

a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse

Synonyms of winding

coiling, corkscrew, helical, involute, screwlike, spiral

Words Related to winding

curling, curving, swirly, twisting

Near Antonyms of winding

lineal, linear, right, straight

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