Synonyms of twists

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noun

plural of twist

1

as in twistings

a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something

with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twistings
• tugs
• pulls
• wrenches
• yanks
• extractions
• draws
• dislocations
• displacements
• drafts

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as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit

my roommate has his little twists, and I have mine, so things should balance out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricks
• characteristics
• traits
• mannerisms
• quirks
• idiosyncrasies
• eccentricities
• habits
• peculiarities
• singularities
• kinks
• tics
• quips
• crotchets
• curiosities
• oddities
• characters
• attributes
• erraticisms
• quiddities
• individualisms
• affectations
• patterns
• tendencies
• practices
• properties
• attitudes
• ways
• airs
• personalities
• customs
• practises
• perversions
• abnormalities
• identities
• turns
• addictions
• leanings
• inclinations
• proclivities
• bents
• humors
• predispositions
• predilections
• marks
• propensities
• genii
• partialities
• temperaments
• wonts
• individualities
• dispositions
• penchants
• neuroticisms
• geniuses
• natures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformities

twists

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verb

present tense third-person singular of twist

1

as in distorts

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorts
• misrepresents
• slants
• perverts
• bends
• colors
• cooks
• complicates
• warps
• falsifies
• misinterprets
• misstates
• obscures
• garbles
• fudges
• misrelates
• mistakes
• confuses
• censors
• disguises
• masks
• misspeaks
• mistranslates
• camouflages
• misdescribes
• veils
• dissembles
• whitewashes
• lies
• glosses (over)
• bowdlerizes
• mystifies
• belies
• prevaricates
• fibs
• equivocates
• confounds
• mixes (up)
• palters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• interprets
• illustrates
• spells out
• clarifies
• illuminates
• clears (up)
• deciphers

2

as in curls

to follow a circular or spiral course

the path gently twisted down the hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curls
• coils
• winds
• curves
• swirls
• spirals
• circles
• entwines
• turns
• twines
• weaves
• sweeps
• corkscrews
• loops
• bends
• arcs
• whirls
• arches
• swerves
• wheels
• hooks
• veers
• crooks
• intertwines
• zigzags
• bows
• meanders
• encircles
• bulges
• interlaces
• laces
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

3

as in turns

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis

twisted my wrist around to stretch it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turns
• twirls
• spins
• rotates
• swings
• swirls
• swivels
• pivots
• whirls
• rolls
• wheels
• revolves
• screws
• coils
• winds
• unscrews
• cranks
• reels
• twiddles
• circulates

4

as in pulls

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

kept twisting the cap until it came free

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• tugs
• yanks
• wrenches
• plucks
• jerks
• wrings
• extracts
• wrests
• removes
• tweaks
• pries
• levers
• lugs
• draws
• dislocates
• dredges (up)
• shifts
• transposes
• displaces
• disturbs
• jimmies
• transfers
• budges

5

as in squirms

to make jerky or restless movements

the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squirms
• tosses
• fidgets
• twitches
• jerks
• wiggles
• fiddles
• writhes
• shakes
• shivers
• trembles
• jiggles
• wriggles
• jigs
• squiggles
• quivers
• threshes
• shudders
• thrashes
• flutters
• flits
• paces
• quakes
• twitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• relaxes
• unwinds
• calms (down)
• stills

6

as in weaves

to cause to twine about one another

has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaves
• braids
• mixes
• intertwines
• entwines
• plies
• writhes
• blends
• implicates
• interlaces
• interweaves
• laces
• wreathes
• plaits
• intertwists
• inweaves
• enlaces
• links
• fuses
• plats
• pleaches
• joins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwinds
• uncoils
• untangles
• disentangles
• untwines