intertwist

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of INTERTWIST

to cause to twine about one another <intertwisted the cables in his roommate's entertainment system just out of spite>

Synonyms enlace, entwine, implicate [archaic], interlace, intertwist, interweave, inweave, lace, ply, twist, weave, wreathe, writhe

Related Words braid, plait, plat, pleach; blend, fuse, join, link, mix

Near Antonyms disentangle, uncoil, untangle, untwine, unwind

to twist together into a usually confused mass <the tree's intertwisted roots seemed to extend forever>

Synonyms interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, knot, snarl, tangle

Related Words jumble, scrabble, scramble; braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writhe

Near Antonyms unknot, unravel, unscramble; unweave

Antonyms disentangle, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist

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