Definitions

tortile

[tawr-til] / ˈtɔr tɪl /

ADJECTIVE

coiled

Synonyms

WEAK

helicoid

Antonyms

WEAK

uncoiled

ADJECTIVE

crooked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curved curving devious errant gnarled meandering serpentine sinuous twisted twisting winding

STRONG

bowed contorted deformed deviating disfigured distorted hooked rambling skewed slanted spiral tilted warped zigzag

WEAK

agee anfractuous angular asymmetric awry catawampus circuitous cockeyed incurving indirect irregular kinky knurly lopsided misshapen not straight oblique out of shape roundabout screwy snaky topsy-turvy tortuous uneven

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight unbent untwisted

WEAK

good honest law-abiding lawful moral

ADJECTIVE

spiral

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circling coiled

STRONG

circular circumvoluted corkscrew curled radial rolled scrolled wound

WEAK

cochlear helical helicoid screw-shaped tendrillar voluted whorled

Antonyms

WEAK

straight uncurling unwinding

ADJECTIVE

twisted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coiled complicated contorted convoluted crooked curled gnarled intricate tangled tortuous wry

STRONG

bent braided involved perverted wound

WEAK

awry knurly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct easy simple straight straightforward untwisted

WEAK

clear even wholesome

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Marilyn Monroe’s eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

From Time ● Aug. 3, 2012

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