twisting

Examples

• All

• I'm going with the twisting leaf strewn path through the woods.

• The twisting road through the mountains made the drive both challenging and beautiful.

• On the other side, a knight kneels before a lady holding a large key, and another knight is climbing this almost twisted rope like ladder.

• Some of the oldest trees grow slow and sturdy in their cold habitats, twisted by millennia of high winds.

• We enjoyed a leisurely walk along the twisting path in the garden.

Synonyms

S

spiral

vstwisting

25 3.8

Having a curved shape that winds around a center like a coil

is more general and not limited to coil or helical shapes

T

twisty

vstwisting

11 4.7

A road or story with many bends and sudden changes

is a more general term for many bends or curves

T

tortuous

vstwisting

7 8.1

Full of twists and turns, like a winding road or an argument

focuses only on physical bends and curved forms

S

serpentine

vstwisting

4 7.6

Winding and twisting like a snake

describes winding more generally, not specifically snake like

S

swirly

vstwisting

1 3.9

Having curved lines or patterns that twist and flow

focuses on visual spiral patterns rather than general curved shapes

B

bendy

vstwisting

1 3.6

Having many curves like a winding road

is a neutral, general label for such bent or twisted forms

W

winding

vstwisting

2.7

Not straight and turning many times like a mountain road

is the broad idea covering such many-bend or tortuous forms

A

anfractuous

vstwisting

• Archaic

9.9

A path or road that has many twists and turns

covers simple winding shapes as well as complex ones

C

curving

vstwisting

2.5

Bending in a smooth rounded line instead of being straight

includes many such bends rather than a single smooth curve

S

spiraling

vstwisting

4.8

Something that winds around a center like a snail shell

is broader, covering many-turn or complex curved shapes not only coils

Antonyms

S

straight

∞ 1.0

In a direct line without turning

L

linear

• Specialized

5 6.1

Long and narrow with nearly parallel sides like grass leaves

Compounds

A

arm-twisting

• Informal

5 6.3

Strong pressure from someone to make you do something

How Curved

tortuous

7 8.1

twisting

3.7

curved

6 1.0

bent

21 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology