INTERTWIST Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

intertwist

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈtwist

Definition of intertwist

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another intertwisted the fibers to form a design

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as in to knot

to twist together into a usually confused mass the tree's intertwisted roots seemed to extend forever

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This film weaves that footage with new images of his exile, a poetic documentary essay that refuses the urgency of breaking news.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Colman’s upcoming Wicker film, in which her fisherwoman character asks Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker to weave her a husband, garnered buzz after the trailer — teasing Alexander Skarsgård’s straw transformation — was released at the end of July.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of weave

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The San Antonio Spurs, who won Game 3 at the Garden, built a 29-point lead in Game 4 and appeared on the verge of knotting up the series.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The home team dominated the first half with 12 shots to two for Miami, and five shots on goal to just one, but the score was knotted 1-1 at intermission.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of knot

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Laws and elections can quickly shift the balance of power in the game, and the rules can be subverted or twisted to your advantage through the deft deployment of crushing bureaucracy.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
After the blow, Arellano appears to get on top of Hackett, who is still struggling and appears to be trying to twist off of her stomach, the video shows.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of twist

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The ceiling arches in the back, hiding a tiny alcove where a couple sits tucked close, their legs tangled beneath the table.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Then Cox-Rosen found another jam on I-75 southbound at the South 120 Loop (Exit 263), where four or five vehicles and a box truck tangled.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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