Spiral Synonyms and Antonyms

spīrəl
To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. corkscrew
  2. gyrate
  3. coil
  4. curl
  5. entwine
  6. meander
  7. snake
  8. twine
  9. twist
  10. weave
  11. wind
  12. wreathe
Curling
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. helical
  2. whorled
  3. coiled
  4. cochleate
  5. winding
  6. volute
  7. voluted
  8. turbinate
  9. circling
  10. cochlear
  11. radial
  12. screw-shaped
  13. corkscrew
  14. convoluted
  15. circumvoluted
  16. coiling
  17. curlicue
  18. curled
  19. helicoid
  20. rolled
  21. gyral
  22. scrolled
  23. helicoidal
  24. tendrillar
  25. spiraling
  26. wound
  27. turbinated
  28. heliciform
  29. sirulate
  30. tortile
Antonyms:
  1. straight
  2. uncurling
  3. unwinding
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. helix
  2. coil
  3. volute
  4. whorl
  5. circling
  6. cochlear
  7. vortex
  8. curve
  9. convolution
  10. curl
  11. curving
  12. gyrate
  13. helical
  14. spirality
  15. tendril
  16. twisting
  17. winding
Ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. volute

Words Related to Spiral

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. repetition
  2. downward
  3. wage-price
  4. grand-design
  5. swirl
  6. zigzag

Spiral Sentence Examples

  • She tucked the pencil in the spiral part of her tablet.

  • A spiral stairway leads from the base of this pedestal to the torch.

  • He looked up to see the boy standing above him, holding out a small spiral notebook.

  • F, Fixed coil; D, Movable coil; S, Spiral spring; T, Torsion head; MM, Mercury cups; I, Index needle.

  • Club-shaped hydranths with numerous tentacles, generally scattered irregularly, sometimes with a spiral arrangement, or in whorls (" verticillate ").

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