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

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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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Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Unlike Netflix, Disney is wrestling with the ongoing deterioration of linear TV.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have unraveled some of the atmospheric secrets of a bizarre, blisteringly hot world that has the consistency of marshmallow.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Rice said when Perera was released from the hospital, the working relationship unraveled as well as the romantic one.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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