interweave | Definition of interweave

Synonyms and Antonyms of interweave

1 to cause to twine about one another

interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree

Synonyms of interweave

enlace, entwine, implicate [archaic], interlace, intertwine, intertwist, inweave, lace, ply, twist, weave, wreathe, writhe

Words Related to interweave

braid, plait, plat, pleach

blend, fuse, join, link, mix

Near Antonyms of interweave

disentangle, uncoil, untangle, untwine, unwind

2 to scatter or set here and there among other things

the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War

Synonyms of interweave

interlace, intersperse, lace, salt, thread, weave, wreathe

Words Related to interweave

insert, intermingle, mingle, mix

alternate, juxtapose

amalgamate, assimilate, blend, combine, commingle, embody, fuse, incorporate, integrate, merge

3 to twist together into a usually confused mass

in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle

Synonyms of interweave

entangle, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, knot, snarl, tangle

Words Related to interweave

jumble, scrabble, scramble

braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writhe

Near Antonyms of interweave

unknot, unravel, unscramble

Antonyms of interweave

disentangle, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist