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winding

adjective

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

direct, linear
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, screwlike, spiral
Words Related to winding

circular

curling, curving, swirly, twisting
Near Antonyms of winding

lineal, linear, right, straight

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