wove

[wohv] / woʊv /

VERB

blend, unite; contrive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

braid careen compose construct create entwine fabricate fold fuse incorporate intertwine introduce knit loop mesh sew snake spin splice twist zigzag

STRONG

build complect complicate crochet cue interlace interlink intermingle knot lurch make manufacture mat merge net plait ply reticulate twine wind wreathe writhe

WEAK

criss-cross interfold make up move in and out piece together put together twist and turn whip through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break demolish destroy disconnect divide ruin separate untwist

STRONG

raze straighten

Example Sentences

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After just four overs from the quicks, the spinners took centre stage and wove a web around the Sri Lankan batters, much as they had throughout the tour.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The idea of craft is, to her, “like regarding a vast tapestry and saying, This is how I wove the blue part.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He studied their individual tics and mannerisms to find the things that people across the world might only note subconsciously, and wove them into his caricatures.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

It wove together fact and fiction, often using the names of real individuals and events.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

It went positively desertlike when Taryn waggled her eyebrows at Ivy and wove her arm through Drew’s, leaving Ivy and June alone.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake