Sinonim twisting

English Thesaurus

1. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)

hypernym	:	rotary motion, rotation,
definition	:	the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pirouette,
definition	:	(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	birling, logrolling,
definition	:	rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) (noun.act)

2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)

hypernym	:	falsification, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a willful perversion of facts (noun.act)

3. marked by repeated turns and bends (adj.all)

similar	:	crooked,
definition	:	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned (adj.all)

4. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)

derivation	:	twist,
definition	:	turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact)

derivation	:	twist, wrench,
definition	:	twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl,
definition	:	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)

derivation	:	birl, spin, twirl, whirl,
definition	:	cause to spin (verb.motion)

derivation	:	swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl,
definition	:	turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)

5. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)

derivation	:	over-refine, overrefine,
definition	:	refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change)

derivation	:	distort, falsify, garble, warp,
definition	:	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (verb.communication)

derivation	:	convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around,
definition	:	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)

6. marked by repeated turns and bends (adj.all)

derivation	:	contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness,
definition	:	a tortuous and twisted shape or position (noun.shape)

7. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)

derivation	:	twist,
definition	:	turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact)

derivation	:	twist, wrench,
definition	:	twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl,
definition	:	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)

derivation	:	birl, spin, twirl, whirl,
definition	:	cause to spin (verb.motion)

derivation	:	swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl,
definition	:	turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)

8. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)

derivation	:	over-refine, overrefine,
definition	:	refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change)

derivation	:	distort, falsify, garble, warp,
definition	:	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (verb.communication)

derivation	:	convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around,
definition	:	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)

9. marked by repeated turns and bends (adj.all)

derivation	:	contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness,
definition	:	a tortuous and twisted shape or position (noun.shape)