Synonyms of untwisted

untwisted 1 of 2

verb

past tense of untwist

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of

untwisted the ball of thread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unraveled
• untangled
• disentangled
• frayed
• unbraided
• unwove
• untwined
• raveled (out)
• ravelled (out)
• unlaid
• smoothed
• unsnarled
• untied
• unknotted
• uncoiled
• unrolled
• straightened (out)
• unwound
• undid
• unlaced
• fretted
• unthreaded
• unstrung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tangled
• entangled
• snarled
• tied
• knotted
• wound
• plied
• spliced
• braided
• laced
• plaited
• winded

untwisted

2 of 2

adjective

as in unbent

Related Words

• unbent
• uncurled
• linear
• straight
• direct
• straightforward
• undeviating
• right
• unswerving
• straightaway

Dissimilar Words

• twisted
• rounded
• twisting
• warped
• bowed
• curved
• kinked
• curled
• winding
• coiled
• spiral
• turned
• wavy
• turning
• looped
• entwined
• twined
• bending
• swirled
• coiling
• curving
• spiraling
• looping
• curling
• weaving
• twining
• sinuous
• serpentine
• corkscrew
• crooked
• devious
• spiralling
• veering
• zigzag
• meandering
• zigzagging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of untwisted

Verb

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

And researchers note that twisted graphene’s superconductivity could still be exotic even if untwisted graphene’s isn’t. —Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2021

The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021