Definition for Twist:

• Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.

Synonyms for Twist:

• n.

  •dance (noun)
  • shimmy,
  • tap dance,
  • tarantella,
  • courante,
  • mazurka,
  • charleston,
  • shuffle,
  • hula,
  • rumba,
  • Galliard,
  • allemande,
  • marengue,
  • two-step,
  • polka,
  • can-can,
  • quadrille,
  • reel,
  • gavotte,
  • mambo,
  • conga,
  • hornpipe,
  • beguine,
  • one-step,
  • polonaise,
  • cakewalk,
  • bolero,
  • fandango,
  • moonwalk,
  • lambada,
  • hootchy-kootchy,
  • square dance,
  • clog,
  • cotillion,
  • waltz,
  • highland fling,
  • cha-cha,
  • minuet,
  • jitterbug,
  • tango,
  • samba,
  • jig,
  • turkey trot.

• v.

  •bend (verb)
  • bend,
  • refract,
  • bow,
  • flex,
  • crook.
  •curl, spin (verb)
  • wring,
  • screw.
  •misinterpret (verb)
  • misunderstand,
  • confuse,
  • mistake,
  • misread.
  •misrepresent (verb)
  • pervert.
  •pervert (verb)
  • debase,
  • vitiate,
  • deprave,
  • desecrate,
  • demoralize,
  • adulterate,
  • seduce,
  • debauch,
  • corrupt,
  • abase,
  • degrade.
  •rotate (verb)
  • circulate,
  • wheel,
  • circumnavigate,
  • gyrate,
  • eddy.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • wrest.
  •roll
  • pirouette.
  •Other relevant words:
  • predetermine,
  • wattle,
  • tapeworm,
  • ravel,
  • Phasis,
  • slue,
  • jaundice,
  • cast,
  • kink,
  • side,
  • stomach,
  • sway,
  • appetite,
  • quip,
  • maggot,
  • inclination,
  • snarl,
  • inkle,
  • appetency,
  • appetence,
  • bent,
  • crotchet,
  • tuck,
  • knit,
  • conceit,
  • swerve,
  • wreath,
  • Sleave,
  • crank,
  • influence,
  • sheer.

Paraphrases for Twist:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    twisting.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Affects, turn, rotate, pivot, turning, instalment, turnaround, torque, shift, swing.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    distort, turn, rotate, pivot.
  • Verb, base form
    distort, turn, rotate, pivot.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    torsion, seismograph, distortion, rotation.

Antonyms for Twist:

• n.

  • curl, spin
    line.
  • sudden development; oddity
    normality, usualness, order, simplicity, organization.
  • Other antonyms:
    conformity, sameness.

• v.

  • contact
    unbend.
  • curl, spin
    explain, untwist, explicate, uncurl, straighten.
  • misrepresent
    beautify, represent, continue, remain, keep.

Hypernym for Twist:

• v.

  • contact
    crick, wave, incurvate, indent, gnarl, convolve, quirk, curl, crank, convolute, dent.

Hyponym for Twist:

• n.

  • act
    social dancing.
  • communication
    interpretation.

• v.

  • change
    form, shape.
  • contact
    turn, change form, deform, change shape.
  • motion
    trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance.