ENTWINED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

entwined 1 of 2

adjective

as in twisted

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entwined

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verb

past tense of entwine

as in intertwined

to cause to twine about one another marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis

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as in coiled

to follow a circular or spiral course the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post

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straightened

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Recent Examples of entwined

Adjective

While the exhibit is enabled by the entwined ubiquity of the English language and the internet, the artists know these technologies aren’t transparent. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026 The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The Chinese and American economies are infinitely more entwined than the separate worlds of Soviet communism and the free world were during the Cold War. — Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 Providing Essential Third Places After the early 2000s, coffee culture and café culture became more entwined and influenced broader trends, with platforms like Instagram giving new reasons to show off an aesthetically pleasing café or cheerful latte art. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

Yet subject and setting are not the same, only closely entwined. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 While Louis created countless memorable costumes for the screen, his legacy remains forever entwined with Monroe’s illusion gown. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026 The consequences aren’t just ecological; trout fishing is closely entwined with the economy in many Rocky Mountain communities. — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The allegations became entwined with the court’s investigation into the war in Gaza, with Khan’s supporters arguing that the warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were at stake. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Though their characters are not as entwined as their roles in previous projects, Garner was thrilled to be working again with Greer, her close friend of more than 30 years. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 Juárez and El Paso are sister cities, geographically and culturally entwined. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In the book, Tatum’s son, Dylan, is who she gets entwined with. — Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwined

Adjective

What happens next are the most dramatic and twisted moments of his life, as these mysterious events bring Sam face-to-face with his younger self.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Homes and businesses left intact after the flooding were still without electricity on Sunday, as twisted power line poles and wires lay tangled in the mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisted

Verb

In the historical record, deep theoretical questions are often intertwined with practical ones about building better machines.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Bolsonaro’s rise to national prominence has been closely intertwined with that of his father.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of intertwined

Verb

This species spends most of its time coiled around tree branches more than 30 meters (100 feet) high, descending during the night to prey on birds, small mammals, frogs, and other reptiles on the forest floor.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
As management continues to prove themselves, multiples are coiled to go higher.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of coiled

Adjective

Something cool happens when light passes this warped space; its usually straight path is curved.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Check If Your Stove Is Actually Tilted Before reaching for a wrench, make sure the stove is the problem, not a warped pan or an uneven burner.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of warped

Verb

Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Rebecca wore her simple weekday covering over her hair, which had been pulled back in a ponytail, then braided and pinned up on the back of her head.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of braided

Verb

Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Tara Rudd drove toward Angel City’s back line and threaded a pass through to Rodman, who raced downfield and curled a shot just over goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of curled

Adjective

Stafford explains that this gap helps keep the hoses from being crushed or kinked, which can lead to speedy wear and tear, leaks, and drainage issues.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of kinked

Verb

Their hero product is their Booster Powder which can be mixed with their Protein Capsule Hair Repair Mask for that extra boost of hydration.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026
Japan never threatened after that, struggling as Martina mixed in fastballs and curveballs to oohs and ahs from the nearly 22,000 fans who packed the bleachers and steep hill overlooking the outfield.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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