1
[ adjective ] strained or wrenched out of normal shape

Synonyms

distorted contorted

Examples

"old trees with contorted branches" "scorched and distorted fragments of steel" "trapped under twisted steel girders"

Related terms

crooked

2
[ adjective ] wound or wrapped around something

Synonyms

twined

Examples

"hair twined around her fingers" "bulky with twisted stitches around the edges"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

My camp made leather wallet , bulky with twisted , raised stitches around the edges , I stuffed with money I had been saving .

Related terms

coiled

3
[ adjective ] having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Synonyms

misrepresented perverted distorted

Examples

"many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality" "a perverted translation of the poem"

Related terms

disingenuous

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Rhymes with

witted tightfisted listed wilted quilted unassisted worsted wasted acquitted assisted enlisted disinterested unlisted interested requested tested tilted tinted trusted stud toasted stilted disinterested attested treated elicited uncontested contested unsolicited detested untested solicited seated stated vested rested wrested rusted bested busted pitted overstated devastated understated encrusted molested unmolested crusted breasted arrested crested cited suited sated sighted sited knitted unstated weighted waited spirited unlimited mistreated maltreated retreated tufted untreated thwarted low-spirited dispirited roasted posted masted pasted unscripted maladjusted congested invested disgusted infested ingested unadjusted uninterested interested adjusted suggested limited constricted nearsighted unrestricted restricted outfitted bigoted frosted blasted scripted stunted gifted undefeated prohibited shortsighted inhibited transmitted lifted forested spirited undistributed poor-spirited distributed predicted redistributed unlimited public-spirited depicted flabbergasted heated shouted wanted jilted tainted exhausted printed undetected detected unrequited protected contented unprotected uncommitted addicted repeated defeated admitted discontented unsophisticated limited confiscated sophisticated invalidated evacuated prefabricated intoxicated expedited extricated fabricated resuscitated awaited activated incapacitated captivated intimidated antiquated cultivated implicated digested depleted excited permitted committed uninhibited scented spotted uninterrupted interrupted contorted convicted acquainted dissected conceited distorted unwanted outdated afflicted untainted transmitted associated accepted multifaceted accredited repeated discredited credited unaccredited netted rutted fetid footed graduated glaciated exasperated frustrated illustrated concentrated exploited copyrighted orchestrated edited copywrited uncompleted oriented

Phonetic and Homophones

T W IH1 S T IH0 D
T W IH1 S T AH0 D

Similar Spelling

twistwood twist_wood

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