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spiraling

ADJECTIVE

bending

Synonyms

STRONG

arching bowing curving twining twisting veering warping winding

Antonyms

WEAK

straight unbent unbowed

ADJECTIVE

meandrous

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous anfractuous circuitous convoluted crooked curving devious flexuous gyrating indirect intricate involved labyrinthine mazy meandering roundabout serpentine sinuous snaky tortuous twisting wriggly zigzag

ADJECTIVE

rising

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascending climbing growing increasing soaring surging

STRONG

advancing emerging mounting skyrocketing

WEAK

going up upsurging

ADJECTIVE

winding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bending curving meandering serpentine sinuous snaking tortuous turning twisting twisty windy zigzag

STRONG

circuitous convoluted labyrinthine roundabout

WEAK

anfractuous flexuous indirect mazy snaky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct simple straight straightforward untwisted

WEAK

unbent

Example Sentences

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In this case, the price tag and the fit between Autodesk and MaintainX were enough to send shares spiraling.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Both Social Security and Medicare are a hedge against longevity, market volatility, disability, and spiraling healthcare costs.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The cost of food, gas and housing is spiraling.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Her future was free and unencumbered, whereas his...he could see nothing but Voldemort ahead.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

spiraling

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