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. Sam Kean:

   These people were taking a good thing — the pursuit of knowledge — and twisting it in this dark way.

2. Toshiyuki Sakai:

   Twisting, we need the knowledge, that's why I went to France and London. the dishes have to evolve -- just doing something completely new is not the way.

3. Robert Sidoti:

   A lot of guys were saying 'I can’t touch my knees, let alone my toes. I would never go to a mostly women class and do things I’m no good at,' we rarely go into poses that require deep forward bending, twisting and binding.

4. Robert Sidoti:

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

5. Neal Barnard:

   The study made the determination based on what it called sufficient evidence from epidemiological studies that eating processed meat causes colorectal cancer. A generation ago, America tackled tobacco. It took time and a lot of arm-twisting, but eventually cigarettes were banned from airports, restaurants, hospitals, and even the teachers' lounge in every school in the country, Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of PCRM said in aninterview with Vice.Today, the issue is food. Neal Barnard, who earned Neal Barnard M.D. from George Washington University, argues for a variety of policy changes including implementing plant-based diets and ending animal-based research. Scientifically, there is no argument. Everybody knows we should n’t be serving this stuff to children.