Twist

/twɪst/

Synonyms for "twist" (864 found)

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Noun(32 words)

bend spin turn twirlalter coursebend plasticbiddle braidchange directioncircular turning motioncoggle coil coiling construction contorting contortions convolutions corkscrewing corkscrews cranks

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crick cricked cricking crook crooking crooks curl curlicuing curliness curling curlscurved trendline

a thing foraberrancy aberration abnormality action adulterate affinity afflict agonize ail alloy alter alteration anagnorisis analysis anamorphism anamorphosis angleangle offanimus

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Verb(11 words)

bastardise bastardizes bend coax coiled contorted contorts convolute corkscrewed curled curve

Adjective(1 words)

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debase debauch declination decoration deface defacement defect defile deflect deflower deform deformation deformity degenerate degrade delight denature denouement deodorize departure

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deprave desecrate design despoil detorsion detour devalue development deviance deviancy deviate deviation device 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 doubledress updrift drifting eagernesseating tobaccoeccentric eccentricity effect eidolon embellish embroider enlace entangle entwine episode err errantry evolute exaggerate excruciate excurse excursion excursus exorbitation extraextra added attractionextra dashfable facet failingfalling actionfalsification falsify fashion fault favoritism featurefeeling forfester fid figure filigree filling fillip flaw flip flounce flourish foible fool force forejudgment form foul freckle fret friend frill fudge gall garble garbling gestalt gild gimmick girlgive painglossgloss overgnarl gnawgo adriftgo aroundgo astraygo roundgrain 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 inflameinflict paininfluence insane instinct interknit interlace interpretation intertie intertissue intertwine intertwist interweave intort involute irregularity irritate jaundicejaundiced eyejerk jig joker keloid kidneykill by incheskink knit knot lace lacerate lagniappelay down the lawlead by the noseleaning lentigo liability ligament ligation ligature light likeness liking line lineamentslocal colorlook loom loop lopsidedness lurch mad make makeup manner mar martyr martyrize mask

Verb(10 words)

deform distort distorted distorts entangle entangled flex gyrates kinked looping

Noun(28 words)

deform materialdeformations deformed deforming device dial distortdistort quotedistort the factsdistortingdramatic reversaleddy entangling garnish gimmick gnarling gnarls helices helicteres inflecting

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injure kickers kink kinking kinksknee twistknotslime twist

Adjective(2 words)

garbled gnarled

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master mat meandermental setmettle milium mind mind-set mischievousness miscite miscolor misconstruction misconstrue misinterpret misinterpretation misquotation misquote misreport misrepresent misrepresentation

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misstate misstatement misteach mistranslate mistranslation misunderstand misunderstanding misuse mold mole mood motif mould moulder mouldy movement mythos nature navynavy plugneedle scarnet 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 polluteport-wine markport-wine stainpreconception predilection predisposition predominate preference prejudgment prejudiceprejudice againstprejudice the issuepremium preponderate prepossess prepossession pressure prevail prick probability proclivityprolong the agonyproneness propensity prostitute pry pull pustuleput to torturequeue quid quirk rack raddle ramble rambling rankle rasp rattail ravage ravish readiness recognition reference refract regard respect revolve rick rift ringletrising actionroll rope rotate roundround the bendrove rub scab scallop scar scarify scatter scheme scratch screw scrollsebaceous cystsecondary plotseeming semblancesensitivity toserpentine set shape sheer shift shiftingshifting courseshifting pathside simulacrum singularity skew slant slink slue snake snarlsoft spotsomething extraspin spiral splice split sprain springspun yarnsquirm stab stamp sting story straggle strain strangenessstrawberry markstray 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 tendrilthematic developmenttheme thong tissue titivatetobacco juicetone topic topknot torment torsion tortuosity torturetotal effecttrack travesty treatment tricktrick outtrimming tropism turnturn a pirouetteturn aroundturn awryturn of mindturn roundturning tweak twill twine twirltwist and turntype 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 wind wire wise worm wound wreathe wrench wrest wriggle wring wrinkle writhe yarn yaw zigzag

Verb(38 words)

misconstruing misrepresents pervert plied quirked rickrotate actionsophisticate spiraled sprain sprained spun squirm squirmed subverted swivelled turnturn dialtwine twined

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twist aroundwarped wind winded worm wrench wrenched wrested wrestle wrests wrick wriggle wriggled wrings writhe writhed writhes wrung

Noun(69 words)

misrepresent peel perverting perverts plaitplot turnplot turnsplot twistpull quirking quirks ravels reversal rind rotaterotations by anglessharp turnshift shimmyingspin energy idea

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spinning spins spiralling sprain spraining sprains squiggle surprise switcheroo tangletechnology adoption turning pointtext garbletorque torques torquing traducing tress tressesturn of eventsturn wheelturning pointsturns twiddle twiddlestwine spooltwines twining twistiness twistingwarp distortionwarp threadswarps whirl windwind usable energywinding winds womanword twistingwrench wrenches wrenching wresting wrestles wriggles wriggling wringing writhing zest

Determiner(1 words)

most axial rotation

Adjective(7 words)

perverted skewed spindlingsudden reversalvolutedwarped metalwrithen

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More general

60 entries

bend changechange formchange shapecitrus peelcoif coiffure crease crimp current curvecurved shapedance deception deform denote

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More specific

20 entries

ankle twistbendclockwise rotationcoilcounterclockwise rotationcurlfact distortiongrapefruit twistknee twistlemon twistlime twistmisdirectionorange twistplot twistreversal spiral

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Collocations

8 entries

lemon twistplot twisttwist captwist endingtwist of fatetwist the truthtwist tiewire twist

Inflections

3 entries

twisted twisting twists

Derivations

6 entries

twister twistily twistiness twisting twisty untwist

Antonyms

1 entries

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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