SPIRALED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

spiraled

verb

variants or spiralled

past tense of spiral

as in curled

to follow a circular or spiral course a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit

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straightened

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Recent Examples of spiraled His comeback album, Bully, was released in March after several years in which the rap superstar and tabloid regular’s life spiraled into chaos. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Negotiations between the company and the Pentagon spiraled in February after the two sides failed to agree on how the military could use its models. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 The curls, which spiraled around her, were arguably louder than the print she was clad in. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 One [scene] that has stayed with me the whole series happened during Episode 205 when Layla threw a birthday party for Liv and Jordan that spiraled out of control. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The clip quickly spiraled across the internet, ultimately another PR win for the coach’s youthful operation. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Others seized on this reasoning, and the mythmaking quickly spiraled. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 The government's counter-insurgency spiraled into sectarian violence. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 The government’s counter-insurgency spiraled into sectarian violence. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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Verb

After the break, Croatia's defense was sliced open again on a quick break and Elliot Anderson curled in a cross from the right and Kane slid in at the back post for a poacher's finish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
With the rains the park has had lately, the leaves were relaxed and not curled into their dry weather posture.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of curled

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of curved

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