/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of coiled Find synonyms for: Verb1. gyrate, spiral, coil, turnusage: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"2. handbuild, hand-build, coil, shape, form, work, mold, mould, forgeusage: make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"3. coil, loop, curl, wind, wrap, roll, twineusage: wind around something in coils or loopsAdjective1. coiled (vs. uncoiled), coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate, convolute, convoluted, involute, involute, rolled, woundusage: curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language