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adjective
Crooked
Synonyms: bent, contorted, braided, wound, perverted, wrenched, knotted, twined, awry, wreathed, vermiculate, coiled, vermiculated, complicated, distorted, vermicular, convoluted, vermiform, crooked, writhing, curled, convolute, gnarled, convoluous, intricate, twisting, involved, knurly, misrepresented, tangled, tortile, tortuous, wry
Antonyms: straight, even, regular, clear, simple, logical
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verb
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Synonyms: wrenched, turned, wrung, warped, wound, sprained, perverted, twined, misrepresented, distorted, spiralled, spun, revolved, intertwined, writhed, bent, curved, tweaked, corkscrewed, threaded, squirmed, contorted, rotated, loaded, deformed, coiled, screwed, falsified, interwoven, entwined, twirled, colored, wrapped, belied
Antonyms: explicated, explained
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verb
Form into a spiral shape
Synonyms: distorted, sophisticated, disfigured, deformed, twined, contorted, perverted
Antonyms: straightened
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verb
Extend in curves and turns
Synonyms: wound, curved, spiralled, wreathed, woven, twined, snaked, entwined, curled, corkscrewed, coiled
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verb
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Synonyms: squirmed, wormed, wriggled, wrestled, writhed
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verb
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Synonyms: wrenched
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verb
To alter or distort the intended meaning of:
Synonyms: distorted
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adjective
Confused
Synonyms: erroneous, perplexing, wrongheaded, awry, puzzling, unintelligible, disorganized, perverted
Antonyms: clear, simple, logical