Writhed Synonyms and Antonyms

To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. wriggled
  2. wormed
  3. wiggled
  4. waggled
  5. squirmed
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. squirmed
  2. turned
  3. contorted
  4. wriggled
  5. wormed
  6. twisted
  7. tossed
  8. suffered
  9. wrung
  10. wiggled
  11. agonized
  12. shrivelled
  13. distorted
  14. jerked
  15. curled
  16. bent
  17. wrestled
Antonyms:
  1. rested
Twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); ; ; - Walter scott
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. contorted
  2. writhen

Writhed Sentence Examples

  • A rabbit writhed in its claws, screaming in terror.

  • It liked the feel of Fred as he sinuously writhed on top of it, and sabotaged Shaggy 's vocal chords.

  • On the salver lay something squishy that writhed and wriggled.

  • It wasn't the venom she feared, although she was cautious, but the way the body writhed and slithered.

  • Around the edges of the picture people writhed in agony, the flames melting their skin, the smoke filling their lungs.

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