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.

• 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.