Synonyms of entwined

entwined 1 of 2

adjective

as in twisted

Related Words

• twisted
• twined
• twisting
• warped
• turned
• swirled
• kinked
• turning
• twining
• coiled
• curved
• spiral
• curled
• rounded
• spiraling
• looped
• winding
• wavy
• bowed
• coiling
• curving
• veering
• bending
• curling
• weaving
• looping
• sinuous
• serpentine
• corkscrew
• meandering
• zigzag
• devious
• crooked
• zigzagging

Dissimilar Words

• linear
• direct
• straight
• right
• straightforward
• untwisted
• uncurled
• unbent
• straightaway
• unswerving
• undeviating

entwined

2 of 2

verb

past tense of entwine

1

as in intertwined

to cause to twine about one another

marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twisted
• intertwined
• braided
• mixed
• blended
• plied
• implicated
• writhed
• wove
• interlaced
• wreathed
• enlaced
• laced
• fused
• interwove
• inwove
• plaited
• linked
• intertwisted
• platted
• pleached
• joined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangled
• unwound
• uncoiled
• untangled
• untwined

2

as in coiled

to follow a circular or spiral course

the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coiled
• curled
• curved
• twined
• twisted
• circled
• swirled
• wound
• spiraled
• weaved
• swept
• turned
• corkscrewed
• intertwined
• arched
• looped
• whirled
• crooked
• encircled
• bent
• hooked
• veered
• arced
• interlaced
• bowed
• wheeled
• swerved
• laced
• enlaced
• bulged
• meandered
• zigzagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entwined

Adjective

From John Madden, who directed the seven-time Oscar winner Shakespeare in Love, the pic stars Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as strangers whose lives become entwined when both are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Kiton A far cry from its prep-school cousins, Kiton’s take on the traditional cable knit blows up the proportions with more loosely entwined cords, making a statement with negative space—and a gutsy chartreuse color. — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

While the exhibit is enabled by the entwined ubiquity of the English language and the internet, the artists know these technologies aren’t transparent. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Verb

Picasso’s Le Baiser (1969) shows two lovers entwined in a kiss and is estimated at $40 million. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Leo and the Gosses have been living amicably at arm’s length for 14 years, though their lives are about to become closely entwined, with disastrous results. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

There are few people more closely entwined with the New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala than Sarah Jessica Parker. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

The singularity and relatedness of a thing are not in conflict but are mutually entwined. — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

This desire was exploited by a Chinese government agent, who became increasingly entwined in Rogers’ professional and personal life. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

There’s a wool tea room by French artist Agnès Debizet, Harry Nuriev built a Japanese-denim mahjong lounge, and French straw-marquetry master Lison de Caunes entwined twisted leather and shearling with Art Deco panels. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Some leading brands have entwined experimenting deeply into their corporate structure. — John Abou, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Although her persona as an actor will forever be entwined with a certain ‘90s sitcom, behind the camera Courteney Cox has a bit of a mean streak. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026