INTERTWISTED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

intertwisted

verb

past tense of intertwist

as in twisted

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

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as in knotted

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

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Verb

But when people react negatively, someone must have twisted her words.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
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

Definition of twisted

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This dress — also in the vibrant red associated with the World Cup champions’ jerseys — had a V-neck, short sleeves and a self-tie belt knotted at the hip, with a fuller skirt that opened at the front.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
That match was knotted 2-2 when Beckham drew a red card for kicking Diego Simeone and brought his side down to 10 men.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of knotted

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But soaking produce in water with a few teaspoons of baking soda mixed in can get fruit and veggies even cleaner and potentially remove leftover pesticide residue too.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
In Greater China, which includes the Hong Kong and Macao markets, the picture was mixed, with retail sales rising 9 percent on a stable store base, but wholesale replenishment orders described as modest.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of mixed

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June 21 – July 22 Money or trust could expose where comfort and control have gotten tangled.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
Almost every 22-minute chapter here follows the same comfortably familiar outline, with the leads getting acclimated to a new universe, getting tangled up in a life-or-death showdown and then fleeing to the next one.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of tangled

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But the average couple have arguably become more intertwined.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
These intertwined thematic threads—language and the body, social and political repression, and lines of flight towards liberation—coalesce in Cris Judar’s fiction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of intertwined

Verb

Naturally, those walks have often turned into quests for something cold, boozy and blended.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
After the red paint disappeared, the curbs blended back into the concrete, leaving drivers to determine whether parking was allowed under a new California law aimed at improving visibility at intersections.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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