twisting
noun
twist·ing ˈtwi-stiŋ 
: the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company
Synonyms
- twist
- wrench
- wrenching
- wresting
- wringing
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Example Sentences
it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1905, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing twisting
Legal Definition
twisting
noun
twist·ing
: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy especially for the purpose of replacing it with another policy
twisting 1 of 3
adjective
as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves a twisting mountain road that requires extra careful driving Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- winding
- twisted
- curving
- curved
- bending
- serpentine
- curling
- crooked
- sinuous
- tortuous
- curled
- coiling
- devious
- spiral
- jagged
- zigzagging
- swirling
- windy
- curvy
- spiraling
- looping
- crazy
- circling
- coiled
- zigzag
- corkscrew
- meandering
- spiralling
- uneven
- wandering
- indirect
- roundabout
- circuitous
- rambling
- irregular
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- straight
- linear
- direct
- straightaway
twisting
2 of 3noun
as in twist
a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar Synonyms & Similar Words
- twist
- tug
- wrenching
- wringing
- wresting
- wrench
- pull
- yank
- extraction
- displacement
- dislocation
- draw
- draft
twisting
3 of 3verb
1
as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me Synonyms & Similar Words
- distorting
- misrepresenting
- slanting
- bending
- warping
- perverting
- complicating
- obscuring
- misstating
- falsifying
- garbling
- misinterpreting
- cooking
- fudging
- coloring
- censoring
- confusing
- misrelating
- mistaking
- masking
- mistranslating
- disguising
- camouflaging
- misspeaking
- dissembling
- misdescribing
- whitewashing
- mystifying
- lying
- veiling
- bowdlerizing
- prevaricating
- belying
- equivocating
- fibbing
- confounding
- paltering
- glossing (over)
- mixing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- explaining
- interpreting
- illustrating
- clarifying
- illuminating
- clearing (up)
- deciphering
- spelling out
2
as in coiling
to follow a circular or spiral course the path gently twisted down the hill Synonyms & Similar Words
- winding
- coiling
- curling
- curving
- swirling
- twining
- circling
- entwining
- spiraling
- corkscrewing
- turning
- weaving
- sweeping
- bending
- spiralling
- arching
- looping
- whirling
- arcing
- crooking
- veering
- intertwining
- swerving
- bowing
- encircling
- wheeling
- zigzagging
- hooking
- meandering
- bulging
- interlacing
- lacing
- enlacing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- straightening
3
as in turning
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis twisted my wrist around to stretch it Synonyms & Similar Words
- turning
- twirling
- rotating
- spinning
- swinging
- swirling
- pivoting
- swiveling
- rolling
- whirling
- swivelling
- winding
- revolving
- coiling
- wheeling
- unscrewing
- screwing
- cranking
- twiddling
- reeling
- circulating
4
as in pulling
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation kept twisting the cap until it came free Synonyms & Similar Words
- pulling
- tugging
- yanking
- wrenching
- plucking
- jerking
- wringing
- removing
- prying
- wresting
- extracting
- levering
- tweaking
- lugging
- dislocating
- shifting
- drawing
- jimmying
- transposing
- displacing
- disturbing
- budging
- transferring
- dredging (up)
5
as in tossing
to make jerky or restless movements the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair Synonyms & Similar Words
- tossing
- squirming
- fidgeting
- twitching
- jerking
- wiggling
- fiddling
- writhing
- shaking
- trembling
- jiggling
- shivering
- jigging
- wriggling
- quivering
- squiggling
- fluttering
- shuddering
- thrashing
- flitting
- threshing
- quaking
- pacing
- twittering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unwinding
- resting
- relaxing
- calming (down)
- stilling
6
as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming Synonyms & Similar Words
- weaving
- intertwining
- entwining
- braiding
- mixing
- plying
- writhing
- blending
- implicating
- interweaving
- interlacing
- wreathing
- plaiting
- intertwisting
- enlacing
- linking
- lacing
- inweaving
- platting
- fusing
- pleaching
- joining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unwinding
- uncoiling
- untangling
- disentangling
- untwining
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- polyplacophorae
- polyplacophoran
- polyplacophoras
- polyplacophore
- polyplacophores
- polyplacophorous
- Polyplectron
- polyploid
- polyploid complex
- sinamay
- sinamays
- sinanthropus
- sinanthropuses
- sinapate
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- sinapine
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