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Antonyms of verb coil

1 of 3 senses of coil

Sense 3
coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops)
       Antonym of uncoil (Sense 1)
      => uncoil -- (unwind or untwist)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb coil

3 senses of coil

Sense 1
gyrate, spiral, coil -- (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")
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Sense 2
handbuild, hand-build, coil -- (make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels")
       => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")

Sense 3
coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops)
       => wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")

Antonyms of adj coiled

1 sense of coiled

Sense 1
coiled (vs. uncoiled) -- (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck")

uncoiled (vs. coiled), straight -- (no longer coiled)
        => uncurled -- (not curled; "lay uncurled on the bed")

Similarity of adj coiled

1 sense of coiled

Sense 1
coiled (vs. uncoiled) -- (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck")
       => coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)
       => convolute, convoluted -- (rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal")
       => involute -- ((of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured)
       => involute, rolled -- (especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward)
       => wound -- (put in a coil)


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus verb -Antonyms -Hypernyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Derived Forms -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Verb Frames -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -Synonyms (grouped by similarity of meaning) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of verb coil 1 of 3 senses of coil Sense 3 coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops) Antonym of uncoil (Sense 1) => uncoil -- (unwind or untwist) Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb coil 3 senses of coil Sense 1 gyrate, spiral, coil -- (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") => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs") Sense 2 handbuild, hand-build, coil -- (make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels") => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword") Sense 3 coil, loop, curl -- (wind around something in coils or loops) => wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child") Antonyms of adj coiled 1 sense of coiled Sense 1 coiled (vs. uncoiled) -- (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck") uncoiled (vs. coiled), straight -- (no longer coiled) => uncurled -- (not curled; "lay uncurled on the bed") Similarity of adj coiled 1 sense of coiled Sense 1 coiled (vs. uncoiled) -- (curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck") => coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil) => convolute, convoluted -- (rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal") => involute -- ((of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured) => involute, rolled -- (especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward) => wound -- (put in a coil)
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