Synonyms of entwined

entwined 1 of 2

adjective

as in twisted

Related Words

• twisted
• twined
• twisting
• warped
• turned
• swirled
• kinked
• turning
• twining
• coiled
• curved
• spiral
• curled
• rounded
• spiraling
• looped
• winding
• wavy
• bowed
• coiling
• curving
• veering
• bending
• curling
• weaving
• looping
• sinuous
• serpentine
• corkscrew
• meandering
• zigzag
• devious
• crooked
• zigzagging

Dissimilar Words

• linear
• direct
• straight
• right
• straightforward
• untwisted
• uncurled
• unbent
• straightaway
• unswerving
• undeviating

entwined

2 of 2

verb

past tense of entwine

1

as in intertwined

to cause to twine about one another

marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twisted
• intertwined
• braided
• mixed
• blended
• plied
• implicated
• writhed
• wove
• interlaced
• wreathed
• enlaced
• laced
• fused
• interwove
• inwove
• plaited
• linked
• intertwisted
• platted
• pleached
• joined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangled
• unwound
• uncoiled
• untangled
• untwined

2

as in coiled

to follow a circular or spiral course

the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coiled
• curled
• curved
• twined
• twisted
• circled
• swirled
• wound
• spiraled
• weaved
• swept
• turned
• corkscrewed
• intertwined
• arched
• looped
• whirled
• crooked
• encircled
• bent
• hooked
• veered
• arced
• interlaced
• bowed
• wheeled
• swerved
• laced
• enlaced
• bulged
• meandered
• zigzagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entwined

Adjective

From John Madden, who directed the seven-time Oscar winner Shakespeare in Love, the pic stars Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as strangers whose lives become entwined when both are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Kiton A far cry from its prep-school cousins, Kiton’s take on the traditional cable knit blows up the proportions with more loosely entwined cords, making a statement with negative space—and a gutsy chartreuse color. — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

While the exhibit is enabled by the entwined ubiquity of the English language and the internet, the artists know these technologies aren’t transparent. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Verb

Although her persona as an actor will forever be entwined with a certain ‘90s sitcom, behind the camera Courteney Cox has a bit of a mean streak. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

The culture of the Mets, then, was deeply entwined with the city. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Yet subject and setting are not the same, only closely entwined. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

While Louis created countless memorable costumes for the screen, his legacy remains forever entwined with Monroe’s illusion gown. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

The consequences aren’t just ecological; trout fishing is closely entwined with the economy in many Rocky Mountain communities. — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

The allegations became entwined with the court’s investigation into the war in Gaza, with Khan’s supporters arguing that the warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were at stake. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Though their characters are not as entwined as their roles in previous projects, Garner was thrilled to be working again with Greer, her close friend of more than 30 years. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026