Synonyms for twisting
twist·ing

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1. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twistingnoun

   the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

   Synonyms:
   overrefinement, straining, strain, torturing, spin, twist, optical aberration, aberration, whirl, twirl, distortion, deformation, agony, torture, distorted shape, anguish, torment

   Antonyms:
   straight

2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirladjective

   the act of rotating rapidly

   "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

   Synonyms:
   spin, bend, whirl, swirl, wind, twist, straining, convolution, tailspin, kink, braid, offer, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, winding, plait, vortex, go, crack, pass, construction, device, commotion, twirl, fling, torture, distortion, gimmick, turn, overrefinement, eddy

   Antonyms:
   straight

3. tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminousadjective

   marked by repeated turns and bends

   "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

   Synonyms:
   tangled, tortuous, winding, convoluted, voluminous, copious, rambling, meandering(a), twisty, involved, knotty, wandering(a)

   Antonyms:
   straight

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1. twistingnoun

   Synonyms:
   contortion, convolution, writhing, torsion, wrench, distortion, perversion

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1. List of paraphrases for "twisting":

   torsion, twist, deformation, seismograph, puckering, torque

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1. Michael Berry:

   I believe some of what the lieutenant has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements, taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it in an attempt to get the chaplain punished, he abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.

2. Macaulay Culkin:

   They pursued me for 'The Big Bang Theory,' and I said no. It was kind of like, the way the pitch was, ‘Alright, these two astrophysicist nerds and a pretty girl lives with them. Yoinks!’ That was the pitch. And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m cool, thanks.’ And then they came back at me again, and I said, ‘No, no, no. Again, flattered, but no.’ Then they came back at me again, and even my manager was like twisting my arm.

3. Shawn Ursini:

   The unconventional form of a twisting building means every component of tall building design must be rethought.

4. Riccardo Designori:

   There's quite a lot of money on balance sheets in Europe. If companies are reluctant to put it to work, they risk seeing activists twisting their arm to launch buyback plans, there's also a huge potential for restructuring and mergers, and activist funds are starting to shake up things and accelerate the process.

5. Robert Sidoti:

   We rarely go into poses that require deep forward bending, twisting and binding.