INTERLACED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of interlaced

as in integrated

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verb

past tense of interlace

as in twisted

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

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as in interspersed

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 knotted

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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Adjective

According to rule 8 of the Olympic Charter, the five interlaced rings of the Olympic symbol represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes at the games. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026 The album again proved Wallen’s ability to create music with genre-spanning, timeless appeal, pulses of R&B, rock and hip-hop interlaced through his core country sound. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

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 See All Example Sentences for interlaced

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlaced

Adjective

For owners, operators, and developers of critical infrastructure, the collaboration is expected to focus on how integrated systems could address several longstanding constraints in power distribution design and deployment.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Moreover, integrated services like iCloud and proprietary accessories create substantial switching costs, deterring users from migrating to Android.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of integrated

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The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.

— Curbed editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026

Definition of twisted

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Monolithic gray counters and softened architectural forms are interspersed with furniture and lighting from Yakusha’s Faina collection.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
The overall aesthetic is simplistic and filled with natural light, with a tasteful (never cluttered) array of antiques and more modern furniture pieces interspersed throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of interspersed

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The score was knotted 1-1 at halftime Saturday after a blistering shot by winger Andreas Schjerlderup gave Norway the lead and then Bellingham got his team and its fans back into the game with the equalizer just before intermission.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Williamson, drafted by the Mariners in 2023 and traded to Tampa Bay in February, knotted the game in the second with a double that scored Chandler Simpson from first.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of knotted

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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
Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.

— Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026

Definition of braided

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In the next round of Count the Rice, the rice is mixed into a large box full of paper, styrofoam, and other detritus.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Research is mixed on weight loss, promising on circulation and recovery, and cautious about who should avoid the machines altogether.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.

— Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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