Synonyms of wriggled

wriggled

verb

past tense of wriggle

1

as in squirmed

to make jerky or restless movements

a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squirmed
• twitched
• fidgeted
• tossed
• jerked
• wiggled
• twisted
• writhed
• fiddled
• shivered
• trembled
• jiggled
• shook
• thrashed
• jigged
• threshed
• squiggled
• quivered
• shuddered
• fluttered
• flitted
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• stilled
• calmed (down)

2

as in crawled

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawled
• crept
• slid
• snaked
• slithered
• grovelled
• tiptoed
• crouched
• snuck
• wormed
• squatted
• sneaked
• groveled
• bellied
• inched
• edged
• stole
• nosed
• skulked

3

as in snuck

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

within a month of his arrival, this social upstart had wriggled himself into the family's good graces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuck
• infiltrated
• sneaked
• slipped
• inserted
• wormed
• wiggled
• worked in
• wound
• insinuated
• winded
• introduced
• crept
• edged
• interpolated
• interposed