" twisted "

1: marked by a long series of irregular curves;

  * e.g., " ... a twisted walking stick made from a blackthorn sapling "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bending,

•  crazy,

•  crooked,

•  curled,

•  curling,

•  curved,

•  curving,

•  curvy,

•  devious,

•  serpentine,

•  sinuous,

•  tortuous,

•  twisting,

•  winding,

•  windy

•  Antonyms : 

•  straight,

•  straightaway

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bent,

•  colored,

•  cooked,

•  distorted,

•  falsified,

•  fudged,

•  garbled,

•  misinterpreted,

•  misrelated,

•  misrepresented,

•  misstated,

•  perverted,

•  slanted,

•  warped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to follow a circular or spiral course;

  * e.g., " ... the path gently twisted down the hill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coiled,

•  corkscrewed,

•  curled,

•  entwined,

•  spiraled,

•  twined,

•  wound

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;

  * e.g., " ... twisted my wrist around to stretch it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pivoted,

•  revolved,

•  rolled,

•  rotated,

•  spun,

•  swirled,

•  swiveled,

•  swung,

•  turned,

•  twirled,

•  wheeled,

•  whirled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bend,

•  color,

•  cook,

•  distort,

•  falsify,

•  fudge,

•  garble,

•  misinterpret,

•  misrelate,

•  misrepresent,

•  misstate,

•  pervert,

•  slant,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to follow a circular or spiral course;

  * e.g., " ... the path gently twisted down the hill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coil,

•  corkscrew,

•  curl,

•  entwine,

•  spiral,

•  twine,

•  wind

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;

  * e.g., " ... twisted my wrist around to stretch it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pivot,

•  revolve,

•  roll,

•  rotate,

•  spin,

•  swing,

•  swirl,

•  swivel,

•  turn,

•  twirl,

•  wheel,

•  whirl

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in bullied, intimidated;

•  Synonyms : 

•  browbeat,

•  bulldozed,

•  bullied,

•  cowed,

•  hectored,

•  intimidated,

•  high-pressured,

•  menaced,

•  shamed,

•  terrorized,

•  threatened,

•  dragged,

•  blackjacked,

•  coerced,

•  compelled,

•  constrained,

•  dragooned,

•  drove,

•  forced,

•  impelled,

•  impressed,

•  made,

•  muscled,

•  obligated,

•  obliged,

•  pressed,

•  pressured,

•  sandbagged,

•  badgered,

•  harassed,

•  hounded,

•  blackmailed,

•  exacted,

•  extorted,

•  racketeered,

•  squeezed,

•  wrested,

•  wrung

•  Antonyms : 

•  allowed,

•  let,

•  permitted,

•  argued,

•  convinced,

•  induced,

•  moved,

•  persuaded,

•  prevailed (on or upon),

•  satisfied,

•  talked (into),

•  won (over)

1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;

  * e.g., " ... I'm always up for going out—you don't have to twist my arm! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blackjacked,

•  coerced,

•  compelled,

•  constrained,

•  dragooned,

•  drove,

•  forced,

•  impelled,

•  impressed,

•  made,

•  muscled,

•  obligated,

•  obliged,

•  pressed,

•  pressured,

•  sandbagged

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;

  * e.g., " ... I'm always up for going out—you don't have to twist my arm! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blackjack,

•  coerce,

•  compel,

•  constrain,

•  dragoon,

•  drive,

•  force,

•  impel,

•  impress,

•  make,

•  muscle,

•  obligate,

•  oblige,

•  press,

•  pressure,

•  sandbag

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the use of power to impose one's will on another;

  * e.g., " ... it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coercion,

•  compulsion,

•  constraint,

•  duress,

•  force,

•  pressure

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)