Synonyms of weaving

weaving 1 of 2

adjective

as in winding

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

weaving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of weave

1

as in twisting

to cause to twine about one another

as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twisting
• braiding
• mixing
• plying
• blending
• intertwining
• entwining
• interweaving
• writhing
• interlacing
• wreathing
• lacing
• implicating
• plaiting
• fusing
• inweaving
• enlacing
• intertwisting
• platting
• linking
• joining
• pleaching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwinding
• disentangling
• untangling
• uncoiling
• untwining

2

as in mixing

to scatter or set here and there among other things

a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mixing
• combining
• inserting
• threading
• interspersing
• incorporating
• interlacing
• salting
• interweaving
• blending
• intermingling
• alternating
• lacing
• mingling
• integrating
• wreathing
• merging
• juxtaposing
• embodying
• commingling
• fusing
• amalgamating
• assimilating

3

as in ducking

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ducking
• dodging
• zigzagging
• turning
• sidestepping
• sliding
• slaloming
• escaping
• jinking
• slipping
• avoiding
• evading
• eluding
• parrying
• deflecting
• skirting
• shirking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weaving

Verb

Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors accused their 17-year-old son of leading Newport Beach police in a pursuit in May, driving more than 40 mph while weaving around pedestrians on sidewalks and driving in the wrong direction on city streets. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

With a bigger budget from Netflix, Sy and Leterrier leaned further into the show’s superhero-like qualities, expanding its universe beyond the novels of Maurice Leblanc and weaving some futuristic elements. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

By weaving these stories together, Cuarón used the epic’s themes of exile and separation to provide a fresh take on Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel. — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

In Jenin & the Nakba Between Us, Serene Husni returns to her parents’ hometown in the occupied West Bank, weaving family archive and conversations with residents into a portrait of a place shaped by displacement, occupation, and memory. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

On a recent Sunday afternoon, shoppers crowded the aisles at Tri Ocean Seafood Market on South Federal Boulevard, weaving around carts piled high with dragon fruit, Thai bananas and bundles of fresh herbs. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

That is exactly the challenge facing Apple, where Tim Cook’s extraordinary run was defined by operational mastery—building upon iPhone’s dominance while weaving an extraordinarily profitable global ecosystem of products, services, and retail. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026