INTERLACE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

interlace

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈlās

Definition of interlace

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another interlaced strands of her hair for a new look

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as in to combine

to scatter or set here and there among other things interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech

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as in to knot

to twist together into a usually confused mass I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what

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Recent Examples of interlace Sateen is a cotton fabric in a satin weave structure where the warps and wefts interlace at irregular intervals as compared to plain weave, Glusica explains. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026 Perhaps the most egregious example was a video posted by the White House that interlaced videos of bombings with clips from Wii Sports games set to cheerful music. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026 All were active in Los Angeles — Williams, for instance, was a pivotal designer on the LAX Theme Building — and Smith interlaces decorative flourishes in varying styles that twist around one another to work up the Legacy Tower’s pointed spheres. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interlace

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Verb

Police continue to investigate why the driver was weaving and drove into the pole, Becchina said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Residents complained about teenagers popping wheelies through shopping centers, blowing stop signs, weaving around pedestrians and treating greenways like race courses.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Definition of weave

Verb

The actual Tann was born to free parents and, according to some sources, served in the Union Army before moving to Kansas, where he became known for combining medicinal treatment with physical therapy.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Increasingly the two are combined into multi-orbit networks, with room for operators old and new — from Viasat to Astranis.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of combine

Verb

As mourners talked quietly, nursery rhymes were interspersed with traditional gospel hymns.

— Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of intersperse

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He was tossed from the game during the 64th minute after he got tangled up with Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
On this day in 1897, during the launch from Dane’s Island, part of the Svalbard archipelago, about 600 miles from their target, the ropes tangled and either fell off or were cut off.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Definition of tangle

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The launch materials are full of claymation selfies, custom postcards, and pets inserted into famous paintings.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Unlike conventional launches that depend on nearby naval vessels or coastal infrastructure, the new method allows crews to insert an uncrewed boat directly into contested or hard-to-reach waters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of insert

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Lively’s legal team said the law requires reimbursement for the defense of the litigation because the legal work on the various claims was intertwined.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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