Twist

//twɪst//

Synonyms for "twist" (763 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (153)

bend braid construction device kink spin turn wind wrench writhe a thing for aberrancy aberration abnormality action adulterate affinity afflict agonize ail

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Verb(15 words)

convolute twine bend betwine blandander blandish braid butter up cajole canoodle carny circumgyrate coax collogue croodle

Noun(8 words)

bend bird braid broad chick construction coup de théâtre crook

Strong matches (229)

curl curlicue curve cut cut plug daft dance debase debauch declination decoration deface defacement defect defile deflect deflower deform deformation deformity

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degenerate degrade delight denature denouement deodorize departure deprave desecrate design despoil detorsion detour devalue development deviance deviancy deviate deviation deviousness diathesis dictate diffract diffuse digression discursion disfiguration disfigure disfigurement disguise disperse disposition disproportion distort distortion distress divagate divagation divarication diverge divergence diversion divert dogleg dominate double dress up drift drifting eagerness eating tobacco eccentric eccentricity eddy effect eidolon embellish embroider enlace entangle entwine episode err errantry evolute exaggerate excruciate excurse excursion excursus exorbitation extra extra added attraction extra dash fable facet failing falling action falsification falsify fashion fault favoritism feature feeling for fester fid figure filigree filling fillip flaw flex flip flounce flourish foible fool force forejudgment form foul freckle fret friend frill fudge gall garble garbling gestalt gild gimmick girl give pain gloss gloss over gnarl gnaw go adrift go around go astray go round grain grate grind gripe guise gyrate gyre hairpin harrow helix hemangioma hickey hurt hustle idiosyncrasy image imago imbalance impression incident inclination incongruity inconsistency indirection individualism infect inflame inflict pain influence insane instinct interknit interlace interpretation intertie intertissue intertwine intertwist interweave intort involute irregularity irritate jaundice jaundiced eye jerk jig joker keloid kidney kill by inches knit knot lace lacerate lagniappe lay down the law lead by the nose

Verb(20 words)

curve deform detort distort engle entwine fast-talk fleech flex honey around honey up hum ingle interlace interthread intertwine intertwist interweave inveigle lace

Noun(8 words)

curveball device eddy gal gimmick hair twist kink lass

Related words (381)

leaning lentigo liability ligament ligation ligature light likeness liking line lineaments local color look loom loop lopsidedness lurch mad make makeup

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manner mar martyr martyrize mask master mat meander mental set mettle milium mind mind-set mischievousness miscite miscolor misconstruction misconstrue misinterpret misinterpretation misquotation misquote misreport misrepresent misrepresentation misstate misstatement misteach mistranslate mistranslation misunderstand misunderstanding misuse mold mole mood motif mould moulder mouldy movement mythos nature navy navy plug needle scar net nevus nip nonconformity noose nuts nutty oblique obliquity oddity one-sidedness ornament overdraw overstate padding pain parody partialism partiality partisanship peculiarity penchant pererrate pererration peripeteia persuade perversion pervert phase phasis pierce pigtail pimple pinch pirouette pit pivot plait plan pleach plot plug pock pockmark poison pollute port-wine mark port-wine stain preconception predilection predisposition predominate preference prejudgment prejudice prejudice against prejudice the issue premium preponderate prepossess prepossession pressure prevail prick probability proclivity prolong the agony proneness propensity prostitute pry pull pustule put to torture queue quid quirk rack raddle ramble rambling rankle rasp rattail ravage ravish readiness recognition reference refract regard respect revolve rick rift ringlet rising action roll rope rotate round round the bend rove rub scab scallop scar scarify scatter scheme scratch screw scroll sebaceous cyst secondary plot seeming semblance sensitivity to serpentine set shape sheer shift shifting shifting course shifting path side simulacrum singularity skew slant slink slue snake snarl soft spot something extra spiral splice split sprain spring spun yarn squirm stab stamp sting story straggle strain strangeness strawberry mark stray straying streak string stripe structure struggle stuffing sty style subject subplot superaddition susceptibility sway sweep swerve swerving swing swinging swirl switch swivel tack tail taint tangle temper temperament tendency tendon tendril thematic development theme thong tissue titivate tobacco juice tone topic topknot torment torsion tortuosity torture total effect track travesty treatment trick trick out trimming tropism turn a pirouette turn around turn awry turn of mind turn round turning tweak twill twine twirl twist and turn type ulcerate understanding understate undetachment undispassionateness unsymmetry variation varnish veer verruca version vesicle view viewpoint violate violence vitiate volute volution vortex vulgarize wale wamble wander wandering warp wart wattle weakness weal weave web welt wen wheel whimsy whirl whitehead whitewash whorl wiggle willingness wire wise worm wound wreathe wrest wriggle wring wrinkle yarn yaw zigzag

Verb(28 words)

lock pervert pretzel raddle rick ruddle soap soft-sawder soft-soap sophisticate sprain squirm stroke sweet-talk torque turn tweedle twist around wheedle whilly

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wind word worm wrench wrestle wrick wriggle writhe

Noun(16 words)

plait pug pull sheila spin tress turn turn of events twirl twisting wan whirl wind winding woman wrench

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

50 entries

bend change form change shape coif coiffure crease crimp current curve curved shape dance deform denote development extend flexure

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Antonyms

8 entries

and shout bend flat shout straight straighten unravel untwist

Synonyms

12 entries

bend braid construction device eddy flex kink spin turn wind wrench writhe

derived

53 entries

French twist Mason twist Russian twist Senegalese twist arm-twist barley twist flat twist gain twist gaining twist get it twisted get one's knickers in a twist hanky-twist intertwist mule twist nigger twist nontwist

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distinct from

1 entries

straight

has context

3 entries

authorship card games slang

is a

3 entries

movement rotation social dancing

manner of

6 entries

change shape dance denote form injure turn

related to

220 entries

about action and shout and turn ankle around attitude barrel bend bend around bendy bent berry berry dance betwixt blackjack

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Translations

293 translations across 63 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

dredh noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
dredhi noun (sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)
ndrrydhje noun (sprain, especially to the ankle)
përdredhje noun (distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

στρέφω verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
στρέφω verb (to turn a knob etc)

Arabic

2 entries

بَرَمَ verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
لَوَى verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Armenian

2 entries

թվիստ noun (type of dance)
ոլորել verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Aromanian

2 entries

astorcu verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
storcu verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

burmaq verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
burxutmaq verb (to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction)

Bulgarian

4 entries

влечение noun (strong individual tendency)
извивка noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
извивка noun (form)
изкривяване noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

Catalan

1 entries

tòrcer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

ئاڵاندن verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
ئاڵاندن verb (to distort or change the truth or meaning)
ئاڵاندن verb (to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

扭 verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
捻 verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
搓 verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
絞 /绞 verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Czech

3 entries

twist noun (type of dance)
kroutit verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
překroutit verb (to distort or change the truth or meaning)

Esperanto

1 entries

tordi verb (to wind, to follow a wavy course)

Faroese

1 entries

tvist noun (type of dance)

Finnish

4 entries

bööna noun (slang: girl, woman)
damaskiteräs noun (material for gun barrels)
kierre noun (form)
kierre noun (rotation of the body when diving)

French

4 entries

torsion noun (sprain, especially to the ankle)
twist noun (type of dance)
entortiller verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
tordre verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Friulian

2 entries

intorteâ verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
stuarzi verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Galician

4 entries

revolta noun (sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)
viravolta noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
revirar verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
torcer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Georgian

4 entries

გადატრიალება verb (to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction)
დაგრეხვა verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
დაკლაკვნა verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
მობრუნება verb (to turn a knob etc)

German

4 entries

Biegung noun (sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)
Twist noun (type of dance)
Wendung noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
Zwirn noun (type of thread)

Greek

1 entries

στρίβω verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Hawaiian

1 entries

hilo verb (to join together by twining)

Hebrew

2 entries

סובב verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
פיתל verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Hindi

4 entries

मरोड़ noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
मोड़ noun (twisting force)
मोड़ noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
मोड़ noun (form)

Hungarian

4 entries

csavar noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
csavarodás noun (form)
csavarás noun (twisting force)
csavarás noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

Irish

3 entries

bí ag lúbarnaíl verb (to wind, to follow a wavy course)
freang verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
sníomh verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Italian

4 entries

colpo di scena noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
contorsione noun (twisting force)
contorsione noun (sprain, especially to the ankle)
distorsione noun (twisting force)

Japanese

3 entries

どんでん返し noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
捻る verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
捻る verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Khmer

1 entries

មួល verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

өрүү verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Ladin

1 entries

storjer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Latin

1 entries

torqueō verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Linngithigh

1 entries

ighanhac verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Macedonian

4 entries

за́плет noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
и́звив noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
и́звивка noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
и́звивка noun (form)

Manx

1 entries

faast verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Mongolian

3 entries

мушгих verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
эргүүлэх verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
эрчлэх verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Māori

4 entries

kanoi verb (to join together by twining)
kārure verb (to join together by twining)
perori verb (to wind, to follow a wavy course)
whakariroi verb (to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

Norman

1 entries

teurtre verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Norwegian

1 entries

vri verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Occitan

1 entries

tòrcer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

بورمق verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
بوكمك verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Persian

1 entries

تافتن verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Polish

4 entries

przekręcenie noun (distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)
siła skręcająca noun (twisting force)
skręcenie noun (sprain, especially to the ankle)
skręt noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

Portuguese

4 entries

torcedura noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
twist noun (type of dance)
distorcer verb (to distort or change the truth or meaning)
girar verb (to turn a knob etc)

Quechua

1 entries

q'iwiy verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Romanian

4 entries

răsuci verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
stoarce verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
întortochea verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
învârti verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Russian

4 entries

твист noun (type of dance)
верте́ть verb (to turn a knob etc)
изгиба́ть verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
изогну́ть verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

car noun (anything twisted, or the act of twisting)
car noun (sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)
snìomh noun (twisting force)
snìomh verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

izvrnuti verb (to distort or change the truth or meaning)

Sicilian

1 entries

tòrciri verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Southern Altai

2 entries

бурыыр verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
ӧрӧр verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Spanish

4 entries

giro inesperado noun (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)
torcedura noun (twisting force)
torcimiento noun (twisting force)
torción noun (twisting force)

Swedish

4 entries

varpgarn noun (type of thread)
tvinna verb (to join together by twining)
vricka verb (to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction)
vrida verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Tagalog

3 entries

balikukuin verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
ibalikuko verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
magbalikuko verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Tahitian

1 entries

hiro verb (to join together by twining)

Tamil

1 entries

திருகு verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Thai

1 entries

บิด verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Tongan

2 entries

filofilo verb (to join together by twining)
vilovilo verb (to join together by twining)

Turkish

1 entries

burmak verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Tày

1 entries

bjắt verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Ukrainian

1 entries

криви́ти verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Venetan

3 entries

tòrxar verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
tòrxer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
tòrzer verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Vietnamese

2 entries

vặn verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
xoắn verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Walloon

1 entries

toide verb (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Sample sentences

49 total sentences available.

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Dickens was the author of 'Oliver Twist'.

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Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.

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This mystery has a plot twist that's completely novel.

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Don't twist my words around.

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