Showing Results for "coiling"

coiling

ADJECTIVE

serpentine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artful circuitous convoluted curved meandering sinuous twisting

WEAK

anfractuous cagey clever crafty cunning curvy foxy indirect mazy meandrous shrewd slick slinky snakelike snaky subtle supple twisting and turning wily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight

ADJECTIVE

sinuous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crooked curved meandering serpentine undulating

WEAK

anfractuous circuitous convoluted curvy deviative devious flexuous indirect meandrous snaky supple tortuous twisting and turning vagrant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight

WEAK

untwisted unwinding

NOUN

convolution

Synonyms

STRONG

coil complexity contortion curlicue gyration helix intricacy involution sinuosity sinuousness swirl tortuousness twist undulation winding

WEAK

flexing serpentine snaking

Antonyms

WEAK

line straightness

Example Sentences

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All of it is held together via a coiling design that feels full of movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Such coiling action often resolves in an explosive move.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

She points out the spool of paper tickets in the box office, now coiling on the floor and ready to be counted.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

She stood there before me panting, with her hair shaken loose and coiling about her shoulders.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya