Synonyms of coils

coils 1 of 2

noun

plural of coil

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity

amidst the coil of the office renovations, we even managed to get some work done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbances
• commotions
• stirs
• rackets
• rows
• noises
• fusses
• turmoils
• storms
• pandemoniums
• hurricanes
• bustles
• clatters
• alarums and excursions
• rumpuses
• ballyhoos
• furors
• clutters
• hubbubs
• furores
• hooplas
• hullabaloos
• bobberies
• pothers
• welters
• whirls
• hubble-bubbles
• williwaws
• zoos
• moils
• fun
• squalls
• ruckuses
• blathers
• ructions
• stews
• ados
• roars
• tumults
• hurly-burlies
• shindys
• helter-skelters
• bothers
• hurlies
• to-dos
• uproars
• hurry-scurries
• hoo-has
• foofaraws
• splores
• dins
• flurries
• bluster
• cacophonies
• eruptions
• disorders
• upheavals
• kerfuffles
• hue and cries
• howls
• outcries
• flutters
• outbreaks
• clamors
• frets
• dos
• fevers
• outbursts
• melees
• frays
• brawls
• flare-ups
• scuffles
• dithers
• lathers
• tizzies
• fracases
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• peaces
• tranquilities
• hushes
• calms
• quiets
• orders
• quietudes

coils

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coil

as in curls

to follow a circular or spiral course

a vine coiling around a pillar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curls
• winds
• curves
• spirals
• swirls
• circles
• twines
• twists
• loops
• entwines
• weaves
• sweeps
• corkscrews
• turns
• arcs
• arches
• wheels
• whirls
• bends
• hooks
• encircles
• crooks
• bows
• bulges
• zigzags
• swerves
• veers
• laces
• interlaces
• intertwines
• meanders
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coils

Noun

This creates eddy currents, which increase the coils’ effective inductance, following Lenz’s law. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

The construction pairs adjustable foam with pocket coils, which iSense says combines familiar hybrid components with the option for each sleeper to adjust how firm or soft their side feels. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The shade switch signaled that the singer is officially entering a new era, one that’s no longer defined by the fiery red feature or banana coils. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026

This allows massive electrical currents to flow through small coils without wasting energy as heat. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

During the recent session, Soto taught people how to make coils for teardrop designs along with other simple shapes. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Underground heating coils keep the natural-grass field from freezing, while roof sensors monitor snowfall and activate the world’s largest stadium snow-melt system. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Once inside the brain, the nanoparticles would be controlled—to stimulate neurons in specific areas of the brain or to read neuron activity—through a specialized cap or headset containing magnetic coils. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

Refrigerator Coils The condenser coils responsible for keeping your appliance functioning become covered in dust over time. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Visitors are typically brought by elevator to the uppermost exhibition level and then follow a broad, gently descending ramp that coils around a central void. — Bridget Borgobello may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026

When startled, the snake coils its body into a figure-eight shape or raises its tail to mimic another head and confuse predators. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026