Synonyms for contortion
Most common
tortuosity tortuousness twist distortion deformation contortionism
All synonyms
Noun
1. Torsion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the twisting of something, especially oneself.
Related words
- Word family
- contortionism contortionist
Forms
- Plural
- contortions → torsions, crookednesses, tortuosities, tortuousnesses…
Example sentences
- twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
- distortion This is a complete distortion of the facts.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contortion | rising | |
| tortuosity | rising | |
| tortuousness | falling | |
| twist | rising | |
| distortion | falling | |
| deformation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- twist1
- 7 letters
- torsion2
- 10 letters
- distortion3, tortuosity
- 11 letters
- deformation4, crookedness3
- 12 letters
- tortuousness
- 13 letters
- contortionism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (torsion2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- contorsion