Bending
Bending adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Usage example: the river takes a long bending path to the sea
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Synonyms for Bending
Twisted and bending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Twisted" instead an adjective "Bending".
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Both words in one sentence
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The dragons (no not that kind) reveal to Aang and Zuko that the Fire Nation has forgotten the true motivations/focus of fire bending and twisted it to being about anger and rage only.
Source: Thug Dojo -
The choices are twisted, audacious, flippant, inescapable, loaded, reality-bending, never explained, never foreshadowed.
Source: Sudden Game Interface -
He's standing in front of an iron fence with his hands behind his back thinking to himself "gotta keep muh temper...gotta keep muh temper." The Reveal comes as he steps away from the fence, showing the iron bars twisted into pretzels where he had been bending them behind his back.
Source: Barehanded Bar Bending
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Twisted and Bending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bending/twisted
Bending & Twisted. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bending/twisted>.
Twisted or Bending. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bending/twisted.
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