Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spiral

6 senses of spiral

Sense 1
spiral -- (a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center)
       => curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Sense 2
helix, spiral -- (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)
       => curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Sense 3
spiral -- (a continuously accelerating change in the economy)
       => economic process -- (any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth)

Sense 4
spiral, volute -- (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
       => decoration, ornament, ornamentation -- (something used to beautify)

Sense 5
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Sense 6
spiral -- (flying downward in a helical path with a large radius)
       => rotation, rotary motion -- (the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music")

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

3 senses of spiral

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
spiral -- (form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain")
       => wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")

Sense 3
corkscrew, spiral -- (move in a spiral or zigzag course)
       => 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")

Antonyms of adj spiral

1 sense of spiral

Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)

INDIRECT (VIA coiled) -> uncoiled, straight -- (no longer coiled)

Similarity of adj spiral

1 sense of spiral

Sense 1
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate -- (in the shape of a coil)
       => 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")