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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OneWeave suspends thousands of yarns around a central core and weaves them into seamless forms, combining fabric formation with portions of garment assembly.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
But the styles themselves can introduce their own triggers, from adhesives in wigs and weaves to tension at the hairline from tight braids or twists.

— Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

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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

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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
West Cliff Drive is a road that twists and curves along Santa Cruz’s coastline, with dramatic cliffs and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean, SFGate previously reported.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 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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