UNTWISTED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of untwisted

as in unbent

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verb

past tense of untwist

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of untwisted the ball of thread

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First, the yarn is carded or broken down into untwisted fibers. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026 Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again. — New Atlas, 8 May 2025 Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors. — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021

Verb

If the testicle is not untwisted within hours, it can be lost. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Daily untwisted the beer bottle cap, poured it into his shoe, and took a healthy swig, standing up for dramatic effect. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026

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The more Lal describes Lucero this way, the more everything non-linear about its development makes sense — and Lal himself starts to look less like an accidental developer and more like someone who always belonged here in the first place.

— Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
That’s a linear park that Hialeah wants to create on the narrow strip of land that runs for nearly a mile under the county’s Metrorail tracks between Fourth Avenue and the Hialeah Tri-Rail Station.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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But with the Marlins tallying just two extra-base hits and pitcher William Kempner allowing two runs in an eighth inning that unraveled quickly, another solid start went unrewarded.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
The grim reality may come to pass, because the memorandum of understanding that Iran and the United States signed last month appears to have unraveled.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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