INTERWOVE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

interwove

verb

variants also interweaved

past tense of interweave

as in twisted

to cause to twine about one another interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree

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as in interspersed

to scatter or set here and there among other things the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War

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as in knotted

to twist together into a usually confused mass in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle

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Recent Examples of interwove That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026

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In the classic entrepreneurial discussion, hope gets twisted a bit.

— Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisted

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Mounds of boulder star coral, interspersed with elkhorn and staghorn, shelter Caribbean spiny lobsters and green moray eels.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Live broadcasts of the volcano’s activity show periods of complete clarity interspersed with ash emissions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of interspersed

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The Argentine icon came off the bench in that match with the score knotted 1-1 and won the game with a spectacular curling free kick in stoppage time.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Some sort of pink fabric was knotted up around where the ratchet strap was strung from the tree.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of knotted

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Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Rebecca wore her simple weekday covering over her hair, which had been pulled back in a ponytail, then braided and pinned up on the back of her head.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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Asian markets were trading mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi in positive territory, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets down.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

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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
Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangled

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Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
But a material slowdown in its economy would send shock waves around the world, especially among China’s major trading partners, not only in the Asia Pacific but also in countries elsewhere whose economies have become intertwined with China’s.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of intertwined

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The Ravens also went with an all-rookie running back rotation, and the trio of fifth-round pick Adam Randall and undrafted rookies Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Dontae McMillan combined for 128 rushing yards on 31 carries.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Collaborating with Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, the team has developed high-definition panels combined with physical characters.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

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