COILED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in coiling

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verb

past tense of coil

as in curled

to follow a circular or spiral course a vine coiling around a pillar

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straightened

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Recent Examples of coiled

Verb

But my grandmother’s note also gave me a chilling glimpse of the familial tension that Dad held coiled inside. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Even after this week's Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility, WTI is coiled in a tight triangle between falling resistance in the low 100s and rising support near 90. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 The song stays coiled, neither tightening its grip nor exploding into noise. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026 Metal snakes use a sharp or coiled head that’s designed to twist into and break up the blockage. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 For the past 860,000 years, its shell has coiled almost exclusively to the right. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails. — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 This species spends most of its time coiled around tree branches more than 30 meters (100 feet) high, descending during the night to prey on birds, small mammals, frogs, and other reptiles on the forest floor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 For example, a gardener may not see a snake coiled among the plants. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiled

Adjective

The continuously rising spiral roof integrates diverse functions such as dining spaces, exhibition spaces, education centers, and the theater into a cohesive whole.

— Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
People whose lives spiral when social media enters the picture might need to abstain, although doctors are finding that for behavioral addictions abstinence might not be feasible (screens are everywhere).

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiral

Verb

The top layers were pulled back and away from her face, then pinned behind her ears to show off major diamond earrings, and the lengths were loosely curled.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
Ten seconds into the game, Gray curled off the right wing and took a pass from teammate Jordin Canada at the top of the key.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of curled

Adjective

Libfeld brought a massive, spiraling kudu horn to practice with at a recent Torat Emet shofar class.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Aside from a spiraling Wanda, there was also an onslaught of high-profile cameos, which almost felt like fandom wish fulfillment designed to keep us entertained when Wanda wasn’t around.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiraling

Verb

Where the Duo has curved edges and a distinct D-like appearance, the Z Fold 8 is strictly rectangular with sharp edges all around.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of curved

Adjective

Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
The heaviness comes from the fact that the artist died in April, at age forty-six, but it’s also embedded in the paintings on view—in the bursts of fire and swirling floods that mark them.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirling

Adjective

BepiColombo launched in October 2018 and took a long, looping and highly circuitous route toward Mercury our solar system's innermost planet.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The 35-year-old missed with a looping, 72-mph curveball on the first pitch in their third matchup.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of looping

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