untwisted

Examples

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• Like all governments, they need to be untwisted on some things, but I have more confidence in this government's strategic judgment than any other in recent memory.

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• After being coiled for hours, the rope finally lay untwisted on the ground.

• The artist carefully arranged the strands of yarn until they were all untwisted and ready for weaving.

• To ensure proper signal transmission, the wires needed to be untwisted before installation.

Synonyms

U

uncoiled

vsuntwisted

3.9

Not curled after being twisted, like a rope or wire

is straight specifically after being twisted earlier

U

uncurled

vsuntwisted

2.7

Opened out from a coil and lying straight

is straight specifically as a result of a prior twist

U

unsnarled

vsuntwisted

6.7

Not tangled after someone untied or straightened it

is straight after a twist rather than after knot removal

U

untangled

vsuntwisted

3.4

Free of knots and twists and easy to separate or understand

is straight because a previous twist was removed rather than just untied

U

unentangled

vsuntwisted

4.6

Free from knots and tangles and easy to understand, like a necklace

focuses on being straight after a specific earlier twisting action

U

unwarped

vsuntwisted

5.6

Remaining flat and not bent or twisted

concerns straightness after a prior twist or coil rather than flatness

Antonyms

C

coiled

1 4.3

Shaped like tight rings or spirals

How Straight

straight

∞ 1.0

untwisted

2.7

bent

21 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology