twisted

1 of 2

adjective

twist·​ed ˈtwi-stəd 

: mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick

a cruel, twisted mind

And you know there will be some strange and twisted bitter man who will listen to all our messages.

—Cynthia Heimel

twisted

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of twist entry 1

Synonyms of twisted

Adjective

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine

Examples of twisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Instead of a nanny, Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a up-and-coming writer hired to help famed author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) finish her series of twisted psychological thrillers after a car accident left her unable to complete them on her own. — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Raj complemented the pop of yellow on her groupmate’s shoes with a vibrant yellow halter minidress with a twisted scarf neckline. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

No one in Cathy’s family seems to know she was assaulted, but for us, that information contextualizes her now-twisted understanding of her own looks and sexuality. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

The menu sports a short list of slightly twisted classics—a martini made with junmai daiginjo sake, a gimlet with ginger-lime cordial, a white negroni sbagliato. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twisted

• distad
• fisted
• listed
• misted
• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• enlisted
• existed
• insisted