Definitions

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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At a recent performance of his Valiant symphony in Chennai, he explained how he wove Schubert's Unfinished Symphony into Idhayam Pogudhey, a song from the 1979 Tamil film Puthiya Vaarpukkal.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Perez did what she knew how: wove her pain and anger and devastation into music, writing the soul-stirring tribute, “Celene.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

We had to keep all our food safe from rats and mice and cats, so the women wove grass baskets for storage.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau