INTERTWISTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

intertwists

verb

present tense third-person singular of intertwist

as in weaves

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

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as in knots

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

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The period war epic, confidently backed for some $14 million, elegantly weaves three gay narratives from different periods that all elicit deep emotion.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Green’s vision weaves deep cuts referencing courtroom thrillers like Erin Brockovich and The Insider into a warm, silly homage to some of the finest, most enduring 2D animation of all time.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of weaves

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No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.

— Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025

Definition of knots

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As our journey continues, the road twists through apocalyptic terrain until, out of nowhere, life reappears.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
As the action alternates between Lotte’s adventure and Emil’s childhood in the former Yugoslavia, twists abound.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of twists

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Day to day, as the city grows, there’s also the question of traffic, which snarls the city as public transit initiatives have repeatedly struggled.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

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