UNTWISTED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of untwisted

as in unbent

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verb

past tense of untwist

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of untwisted the ball of thread

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First, the yarn is carded or broken down into untwisted fibers. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026 Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again. — New Atlas, 8 May 2025 Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors. — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021

Verb

If the testicle is not untwisted within hours, it can be lost. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Daily untwisted the beer bottle cap, poured it into his shoe, and took a healthy swig, standing up for dramatic effect. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026

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Auriga effectively unrolled that circular motor, creating a linear system capable of accelerating an object along a track.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
The levels are mostly linear, with players going from Point A to Point B, but the team occasionally changes it up with more free-form stages in which players have tasks to perform or must hit a scoring threshold within a time limit.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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While nearly 30 players were given the ball cap and figurative clipboard to watch from the sidelines, key position battles unraveled in the desert in the team’s win.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Viewers will remember that Ramona and Annie switched places at the end of Season 1 once the sisters unraveled some family secrets.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

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