Synonyms of interlace

interlace

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈlās 

1

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another

interlaced strands of her hair for a new look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• intertwine
• entwine
• twist
• interweave
• braid
• ply
• implicate
• mix
• writhe
• blend
• wreathe
• lace
• enlace
• inweave
• plait
• plat
• intertwist
• fuse
• link
• pleach
• join

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• unwind
• untangle
• uncoil
• untwine

2

as in to combine

to scatter or set here and there among other things

interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• combine
• intersperse
• insert
• salt
• thread
• mix
• incorporate
• interweave
• alternate
• wreathe
• merge
• blend
• intermingle
• integrate
• mingle
• lace
• embody
• juxtapose
• amalgamate
• commingle
• assimilate
• fuse

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knot
• tangle
• intertwine
• weave
• snarl
• interweave
• jumble
• entangle
• braid
• entwine
• scramble
• plait
• twine
• intertwist
• scrabble
• writhe
• wind
• enlace
• inweave
• wreathe
• entwist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangle
• untangle
• untwist
• unravel
• unsnarl
• untwine
• unknot
• unscramble
• unweave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interlace

Viewers can’t look away from the juicy details, but those same dramatics get interlaced with memories from watching the long-running network show. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 June 2026

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