INTERTWINE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

intertwine

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈtwīn

Definition of intertwine

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another intertwined two different colors of yarn

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as in to knot

to twist together into a usually confused mass intertwining yarn is usually a bad idea, because you'll never get it all sorted out again

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Recent Examples of intertwine These species, separated by land and sea, are far more intertwined than once thought. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 The track finds frontman Grian Chatten and ROSALÍA intertwining their voices over lush instrumentation, offering another glimpse of the band’s evolving sound. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 Unsheltered intertwined two plots related to the precarity of American life and the danger of demagogues—one set at the dawn of the MAGA era. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 The group, bonded in tragedy, has been intertwined over the last 17 years. — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intertwine

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Eller took a long pass from Aaron Ekblad just inside the blue line, weaved down the right side and ripped a wrist shot from the circle past Chicago goaltender Spencer Knight.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The Chiefs had no answer for Smith-Njigba, who bobbed and weaved his way through the defense for nine catches, 150 yards and a touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of weave

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The 6-foot, 190-pound former track sprinter from Maize High School and Wichita headed upfield hoping for a highlight-reel play that might knot the score.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Austin’s Brandon Vázquez scored for the second time this season, using an assist from Myrto Uzuni, to knot the score in the 66th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knot

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The costly dispute instead stretched for almost a decade, becoming tangled up with the War of the Austrian Succession.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
Turtlenecks also often tangle my hair into unforgiving knots because of their super-high necklines.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026

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