Synonyms of writhing

writhing 1 of 2

noun

as in twitching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twitching
• squirming
• wriggling
• fiddling
• squirm
• locomotion
• fidgeting
• mobility
• motility
• waving
• flapping
• flailing
• dislocation
• migration
• shifting
• motion
• motivity
• relocation
• stirring
• movement
• move
• shift
• stir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• immobility
• motionlessness
• inertia
• stillness
• termination
• stop
• finish
• cessation
• halt
• pause
• ending
• expiration
• stoppage
• lapse
• discontinuance
• shutdown
• inertness
• surcease
• shutoff

writhing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of writhe

1

as in weaving

to cause to twine about one another

tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaving
• twisting
• plying
• entwining
• mixing
• braiding
• wreathing
• intertwining
• implicating
• interweaving
• interlacing
• blending
• enlacing
• inweaving
• lacing
• intertwisting
• plaiting
• platting
• fusing
• linking
• pleaching
• joining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwinding
• uncoiling
• disentangling
• untangling
• untwining

2

as in squirming

to make jerky or restless movements

writhing in pain from his injuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twitching
• squirming
• fidgeting
• tossing
• jerking
• twisting
• wiggling
• shivering
• fiddling
• trembling
• wriggling
• shaking
• jiggling
• jigging
• quivering
• thrashing
• squiggling
• shuddering
• threshing
• fluttering
• flitting
• quaking
• pacing
• twittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resting
• relaxing
• unwinding
• calming (down)
• stilling