ENTWIST Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

entwist

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Definition of entwist

as in to braid

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Beyond actual braiding techniques, your styling options are also virtually endless.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026
South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Definition of braid

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The Ziz Valley is a beautiful river canyon and is home to one of the largest palm groves, which winds along the canyon.

— Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
These dual units power two separate sets of multi-phase motor windings that are wound in opposite physical directions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of wind

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The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter has also previously sported smaller ribbons or had her hair plaited back in braids when she's worn her hair this way, and her oversize bow at Trooping matched her white outfit.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.

— Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of plait

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Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality.

— Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 3 June 2026

Definition of twine

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Henderson, 36, spent the match on the bench in England's 3-2 win, but quickly drew attention after falling over an advertising board, leaving him writhing in pain during a moment of victory for England.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
There was no diving here; no, this was earnest, earned writhing on the grass — medically justified.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026

Definition of writhe

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The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
For around 20 minutes, the pilot weaved his cheeky confession in clear loops above the Dee estuary, leaving an unmistakable signature in the sky.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of weave

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