Synonyms for spiral

Most common

coiled · helical · volute · whorled · helicoid · cochleate

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Helical, like a spiral.

2. v. 1

   To move along the path of a spiral or helix.

   The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.

3. n. 1

   A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

Related words

Phrases

spiral staircase spiral galaxy death spiral spiral worm virtuous spiral spiral wrack spiral arm graveyard spiral

Forms

Plural

spirals → helixes, whorls, swirls, worms…

Past participle

spiraled
e.g. spiraled → spired, gyrated, billowed, corkscrewed…

Example sentences

• coiled The snake was coiled in the grass, hidden from view.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

worm¹, coil¹, curl¹

5 letters

helix², swirl¹, spire¹, whorl¹

6 letters

coiled¹, billow², volute, gyrate²

7 letters

helical³, whorled, voluted

8 letters

helicoid, helicine

9 letters

corkscrew², turbinate, cochleate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (helix² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

spiral

Català

espiral