INTERTWINED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in interwoven

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verb

past tense of intertwine

as in twisted

to cause to twine about one another intertwined two different colors of yarn

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as in knotted

to twist together into a usually confused mass intertwining yarn is usually a bad idea, because you'll never get it all sorted out again

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That war, now intertwined with the broader regional confrontation involving Iran and the United States, has taken a heavy toll on the authority of the Lebanese government. — Tamirace Fakhoury, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026 Glastonbury’s identity is intertwined with the terrain of Worthy Farm. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026 The most recent distraction, though ultimately intertwined with Gaza, has been the ongoing war against Iran, launched in conjunction with Israel in late February. — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Singer and composer Mégri has forged a career in which music and film have always been closely intertwined. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 The move is similar to Disney’s approach with Hulu, where those two services remain distinct, but also have become increasingly intertwined. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026 These practices likely come from Shamanic and Tengrian traditions of tying strips of cloth to sacred trees and mountain passes to honor nature spirits––customs that became intertwined with local forms of Muslim saint veneration over time. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026 Such resourcefulness has become a defining characteristic of Ashlyn, where creative experimentation and commercial considerations are closely intertwined. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 The song’s origins offer a glimpse into the uncertainty surrounding Nicks and Buckingham before their personal lives became intertwined with Fleetwood Mac’s rise to superstardom. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intertwined

Adjective

And also the scope of the album as a whole piece, which is this interwoven journey of music and how that comes together.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
That question of provenance and a lot of the vocabulary—scarcity, craftsmanship, raw materials—has become interwoven with the language of luxury fashion today.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of interwoven

Adjective

The chipmaker’s relationships with customers are similarly interlaced and sensitive.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
German accessories label Melina Bucher has used the material for the Arch Woven, a rounded shoulder bag constructed from narrow strips cut and interlaced by hand.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of interlaced

Verb

Still, the exchange revealed how entwined the debate about diagnosis had become with the development and marketing of treatments.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
When Luke’s current assignment becomes entwined with Colter’s, the two become uneasy partners.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of entwined

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Key-man risk Huang’s ouster raises questions around Nvidia’s ability to remain the de facto central bank of the AI boom — and the fate of billions of dollars of chip financing from a slew of Wall Street firms that are tangled up with the company.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Karl’s recurrent palinopsia began two years ago after part of Karl’s right temporal lobe was removed because the blood vessels between the arteries and veins there were tangled.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of tangled

Adjective

The new system provides naval forces with an integrated and readily deployable solution that can be adapted to different operational environments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Unlike their predecessor, the MDR-3R has an in-line remote control and an integrated microphone.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of integrated

Verb

After the hair is parted into sections, each section is twisted or braided.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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