Synonyms for screw

Other words for “screw”, grouped by meaning.

We found 45 synonyms for “screw”. The most common are prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, turnkey.

noun someone who guards prisoners

noun a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air

verb cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion

Synonymsdrive in

verb tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions

Oppositesunscrew

verb defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University