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Synonyms for twisted

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, Treeline

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality.

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The true synonym

distorted

Same sentence, swapped: Many of the facts seemed distorted out of any semblance to reality.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for twisted as it is used in the sentence above.

subtle
peculiar
complex

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