Antonyms for entwined


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-twahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtwaɪn


Definition of entwined

Origin :
  • also intwine, 1590s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + twine (n.). Related: Entwined; entwining.
  • verb twist around
Example sentences :
  • With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Let this cause be entwined around the very fibres of our hearts.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • It was a child sleeping at the foot of a cross, around which its arms were entwined.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • And with all this was entwined the thought of Lilith Ormskirk.
  • Extract from : « The Sign of the Spider » by Bertram Mitford
  • If you knew how the thought of you is entwined in every aspiration, and for life!'
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • A garland or entwined wreath of leaves and flowers, or of flowers alone.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell
  • He was entwined with her, could act only if her will and his were one.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy
  • In every part I caused to be entwined the initials of Juliet and her Guido.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 » by Various
  • Our lives are so entwined and so related that without it you could not get the gist of the story.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • He entwined his arms about the astrologer's legs in a mute appeal for protection.
  • Extract from : « Lachmi Bai Rani of Jhansi » by Michael White

Synonyms for entwined

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