SCREWED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

screwed

verb

past tense of screw

as in distorted

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine

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as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance

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Recent Examples of screwed Anybody who has too long a résumé is screwed. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026 No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 For the employees, such as my previous career as a film composer, we are screwed. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Each of the asymmetrical stones used in the brooches, which were individually polished and finished, were cut specifically for the drawing of the creation with 18-karat yellow gold prongs screwed in to protect the fragile stone tableaus. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwed

Verb

This shows once again how distorted his perception of reality is.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026

Definition of distorted

Verb

Hell may hath no fury like a Red Devils squad feeling cheated after the shocking FIFA decision to allow Balogun to play tonight in Seattle.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million.

— Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of tortured

Verb

After long periods in their own half to start the match, Norway broke the deadlock with a strike from Antonio Nusa that curled into the far corner.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 June 2026

Definition of curled

Verb

On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026