untwist

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verb

To remove a twist from.

Opposite
twist
OriginEnglish twist ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
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Meanings

verbuntwist (third-person singular simple present untwists, present participle untwisting, simple past and past participle untwisted)

present singular third person untwists · participle present untwisting · participle past untwisted · past untwisted

  1. transitiveTo remove a twist from.
  2. intransitiveTo become untwisted.
noununtwist (plural untwists)

plural untwists

  1. A twist in the opposite direction.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to become untwisted

Opposite
twist
Broader
straightenstraighten out
Also see
unwind

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishtwist
  10. Englishuntwist

From un- + twist.

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Translations

Bulgarian размотавам
  • размотавам (razmotavam)to remove a twist from, to untangle, to straighten out twisted strands or parts
Māori whakamatara
  • whakamatarato remove a twist from, to untangle, to straighten out twisted strands or parts
Cite this entry
APA

untwist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untwist

MLA

“untwist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untwist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untwist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untwist.

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