INTERMESH Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

intermesh

verb

Definition of intermesh

as in to interlock

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Recent Examples of intermesh The group is closely intermeshed with the Taliban and its leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was appointed as a deputy in the Taliban back in 2015. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2020 The helo has twin counter-rotating, intermeshing main rotors instead of a tail rotor drive system. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018 Medieval property speculators saw their business activities and their philanthropic activities as intermeshed. — Ilana E. Strauss, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2017

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Verb

Fluorine atoms shield the carbon backbone like interlocking armor plates.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
The motif appears in necklaces with interlocking links, substantial bracelets, earrings, and rings, each playing with the shape's elegant proportions.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of interlock

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Word of her ouster leaked before the executive had the chance to address most of her internal teams — an announcement dovetailed with news of her incoming replacement, the venerated film and TV executive Peter Rice.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Ayad’s account of recuperation dovetails with a campus scandal.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of dovetail

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By integrating the launcher into a standard shipping container, the solution can be transported more easily, moved between locations, and incorporated into existing logistics and transportation networks.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
However, many climate functions remain integrated into the touchscreen interface.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrate

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La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives interconnect across three different eras.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
And the thread that interconnects them is the term neoliberalism, which was a political economic movement that has roots in the ’30s and in the 1940s.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of interconnect

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The ability to articulate competence is not the same as the ability to execute it when the stakes feel personal and authority is unclear.

— Amy Alexy, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But in fact, Cooley articulated a powerful psychological concept that allows many of the world’s top athletes to perform at their best.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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