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Synonyms for linear
ˈlɪn i ərlin·ear

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. linear

    Synonyms:
    direct, straight, rectilinear

    Antonyms:
    incurved, divergent, collateral, lateral, curvilinear, zigzag

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  1. linear, additiveadjective

    designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

    Synonyms:
    analogue, elongate, analog, additive, running(a), one-dimensional

    Antonyms:
    brick-shaped, nonlinear, cubic, boxlike, placoid, platelike, cubical, cuboid, two-dimensional, boxy, three-dimensional, flat, coplanar, box-shaped, planar, cubiform, tabular, compound, cuboidal, cubelike, cube-shaped, isometric, blocky, crosswise, blockish, planate, flattened, solid

  2. linear, one-dimensionaladjective

    of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension

    "a linear measurement"

    Synonyms:
    analogue, unidimensional, running(a), additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

    Antonyms:
    planate, tabular, cuboidal, blocky, placoid, three-dimensional, isometric, crosswise, blockish, boxlike, flattened, box-shaped, flat, boxy, platelike, brick-shaped, cubical, planar, cube-shaped, nonlinear, cubiform, cuboid, compound, two-dimensional, cubelike, cubic, coplanar, solid

  3. analogue, analog, linearadjective

    of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

    "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

    Synonyms:
    analogue, elongate, additive, running(a), analog, one-dimensional

    Antonyms:
    cuboid, coplanar, crosswise, cubic, cubelike, placoid, cube-shaped, tabular, planar, nonlinear, blockish, brick-shaped, two-dimensional, flattened, platelike, flat, box-shaped, boxlike, solid, planate, isometric, boxy, three-dimensional, compound, cubiform, blocky, cubical, cuboidal

  4. linear, elongateadjective

    (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

    Synonyms:
    analogue, running(a), elongated, additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

    Antonyms:
    box-shaped, nonlinear, flattened, planate, platelike, cubical, cuboid, cubiform, flat, placoid, cubic, coplanar, cuboidal, boxy, isometric, solid, cube-shaped, planar, two-dimensional, cubelike, crosswise, tabular, three-dimensional, brick-shaped, boxlike, blockish, blocky, compound

  5. linear, running(a)adjective

    measured lengthwise

    "cost of lumber per running foot"

    Antonyms:
    blockish, cuboid, cubelike, compound, cubical, cuboidal, three-dimensional, planar, box-shaped, coplanar, flat, solid, flattened, isometric, placoid, brick-shaped, cubiform, boxy, platelike, blocky, cube-shaped, planate, crosswise, nonlinear, two-dimensional, tabular, boxlike, cubic

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.5 / 2 votes

  1. linearadjective

    Synonyms:
    lineal, in the direction of a line

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "linear":

    straight-line, across-the-board, lineal, nonlinear, non-linear

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How to use linear in a sentence?

  1. Greg Schmidt:

    My dad invited Rudy Kalman to give a lecture at Ames, and when he did, Dad had an epiphany, rudy Kalman had written a paper about a theoretical' linear' solution to estimating a vehicle's location and speed. The problem was that this was a fundamentally' nonlinear' problem ; that's like the difference in complexity between floating down a lazy river and going over a waterfall, where your motion becomes chaotic and unpredictable. My dad then developed the equations for how to solve this nonlinear problem -- a major extension of Kalman's work.

  2. Brett McGurk:

    Our progress will not always be linear, and we should expect setbacks and surprises.

  3. Yohannes Haile-Selassie:

    Traditionally, we've thought of our evolution in a linear manner, but they must have overlapped for at least 100,000 years. This changes their relationship. How did a new species appear when parent species was there ?

  4. Otis Brawley:

    It also reinforces the linear relationship between drinking alcohol and cancer risk : The more you drink, the higher the risk, alcohol is estimated to be the third-largest modifiable risk factor for cancer, responsible for 5.6 % of cancers.

  5. Julia Alexander:

    It's a premium service like HBO Max on top of free ad-supported platforms like Pluto TV, on top of licensing shows to other players in the streaming and linear space, and it's in conjunction with theatrical releases -- not a total replacement of it.


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