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.

  •
  • spiral.
  •
  • wrest.
  •
  • tangle.
  •curl, spin (noun)
  • curve,
  • wrench,
  • twine,
  • warp,
  • turn,
  • braid,
  • wind,
  • meander,
  • coil,
  • bend,
  • spiral.
  •curve (noun)
  • bend.
  •dance (noun)
  • mazurka,
  • shuffle,
  • dance,
  • conga,
  • beguine,
  • moonwalk,
  • minuet,
  • jig,
  • turkey trot,
  • highland fling,
  • fandango,
  • quadrille,
  • shimmy,
  • lambada,
  • rumba,
  • tarantella,
  • polka,
  • one-step,
  • jitterbug,
  • marengue,
  • cakewalk,
  • bolero,
  • reel,
  • square dance,
  • Galliard,
  • can-can,
  • tango,
  • samba,
  • hootchy-kootchy,
  • hornpipe,
  • courante,
  • cotillion,
  • clog,
  • polonaise,
  • hula,
  • two-step,
  • mambo,
  • tap dance,
  • charleston,
  • waltz,
  • allemande,
  • cha-cha,
  • gavotte.
  •sudden development; oddity (noun)
  • kink,
  • slant,
  • crotchet,
  • snarl,
  • tangle,
  • quirk,
  • bent.
  •twist (noun)
  • convolute,
  • wrench,
  • eddy,
  • distort,
  • wind,
  • turn,
  • kink,
  • twine,
  • twirl,
  • writhe,
  • whirl,
  • pervert,
  • plait,
  • spin,
  • braid,
  • bend.
  •wring (noun)
  • spiral.

• v.

  •bend (verb)
  • contort,
  • curve,
  • crook,
  • deflect,
  • refract,
  • flex,
  • bend,
  • bow.
  •contact (verb)
  • turn,
  • bend,
  • flex,
  • deform.
  •convolute (verb)
  • wind,
  • coil,
  • meander,
  • convolute.
  •curl, spin (verb)
  • contort,
  • screw,
  • twirl,
  • writhe,
  • wring.
  •misinterpret (verb)
  • misinterpret,
  • misread,
  • misquote,
  • misrepresent,
  • misunderstand,
  • mistake,
  • confuse,
  • garble.
  •misrepresent (verb)
  • pervert,
  • distort,
  • misquote,
  • garble.
  •pervert (verb)
  • desecrate,
  • debase,
  • deform,
  • warp,
  • pervert,
  • corrupt,
  • seduce,
  • deprave,
  • demoralize,
  • debauch,
  • degrade,
  • abase,
  • adulterate,
  • distort,
  • vitiate.
  •rotate (verb)
  • pirouette,
  • circulate,
  • wheel,
  • revolve,
  • rotate,
  • gyrate,
  • turn,
  • whirl,
  • circumnavigate,
  • eddy.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • spiral.
  •
  • tangle,
  • wrest.
  •bend
  • refract.
  •bias
  • prejudice.
  •roll
  • pirouette.
  •twine
  • twine.
  •twirl
  • twirl.
  •vagary
  • quirk.
  •Other relevant words:
  • influence,
  • bias,
  • mat,
  • crotchet,
  • side,
  • twine,
  • prepossess,
  • inclination,
  • Phasis,
  • crinkle,
  • ravel,
  • gnarl,
  • prejudice,
  • cast,
  • appetence,
  • snarl,
  • writhe,
  • slant,
  • convolve,
  • slue,
  • facet,
  • knit,
  • pigtail,
  • crank,
  • twirl,
  • spiral,
  • wrest,
  • sheer,
  • stomach,
  • appetite,
  • maggot,
  • twist and turn,
  • skew,
  • skein,
  • wreath,
  • tapeworm,
  • tuck,
  • quip,
  • Sleave,
  • appetency,
  • kink,
  • veer,
  • wrench,
  • spin,
  • braid,
  • plait,
  • wattle,
  • bent,
  • sway,
  • swerve,
  • phase,
  • conceit,
  • quirk,
  • wring,
  • inkle,
  • tangle,
  • predetermine,
  • angle,
  • leaning,
  • jaundice.

Antonyms for Twist:

• n.

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

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    calm, calm down, clarify, clear, clear up, conformity, continue, decipher, disentangle, expand, explain, explicate, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, order, organisation, organization, relax, remain, represent, rest, sameness, simplicity, spell out, stay, stick, still, turn, uncoil, unravel, unroll, untangle, untwine, unwind, usualness, turn on, hold steady, hold still, hold stationary.

• v.

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