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 Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for interlace

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Brizé weaves between these absurd moments and two slow-simmering crises that cause Carla to begin doubting her diehard commitment to work.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Saigon is set in two different restaurants at two moments in time — 1990s France and 1950s Vietnam — as Nguyen weaves the lives and longings of strangers into an intimate and expansive story of connection in exile.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of weave

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James’ first takeaway marked a major turning point in the game, with the contest knotted at 24 and just under nine minutes remaining.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In the bottom of the ninth inning and a runner on second base for the Rockies with two outs, McCarthy had the opportunity to at least tie the game and force extra innings with a base knock to knot things up at two runs apiece.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of knot

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As the Tigers from both LSU and Clemson get set to tangle in Baton Rouge on Saturday to open the 2026 college football season, no one’s more popular on their respective campuses than those BMOCs.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Trump is moving to strip California’s emissions authority, end tax credits and erase electric vehicle sales mandates, reshaping the national market while leaving the state’s clean-car future tangled in Washington-level uncertainty.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangle

Verb

Now, Neal and the rest of the Khoslas have inserted themselves into that community as the fourth ownership group in franchise history.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback situation is inconsistent, snake-bitten or insert your description here.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of insert

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Brought to the United States at age 1, Sanchez-Corona went to Shawnee Mission schools and has a tattoo of the Mexico and American flags intertwined.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
That reading is particularly potent with a difficult reelection campaign looming in August 2027, when economic frustration and the search for politically convenient targets could become increasingly intertwined.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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