Explicate and Twist

Opposite meaning words

Explicate verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Twist is an antonym for explicate.

Twist verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.

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Explicate is an antonym for twist in topics: curl, misrepresent.

Nearby Words: twisted, twisting, twister, twisty

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