Synonyms for

Coiled

Verb / kɔɪld / Another word for coiled — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Coiled means something that is wound or twisted into a spiral or a ring shape.

Synonyms & similar words

loop handbuild coil uncoiled gyrate spiral curl uncoil twisted wound curled spiraled entwined snaked looped bent knotted tangled kinked meandered wriggled rolled folded convoluted corkscrewed helixed circled rounded

Example sentences

  1. The rope was coiled around the post.
  2. The snake coiled itself into a tight spiral.
  3. She coiled her hair into a bun.
  4. The wire was coiled neatly on the spool.
  5. The python coiled around its prey.

Quotes

  • The serpent, who could never be charmed to sleep, coiled himself around Aesop's head and bit him in the eye. - Jean de La Fontaine
  • The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
  • The snake that cannot cast its skin perishes. So too with those minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be minds. - Friedrich Nietzsche

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