What are some opposite words for retroflex?
Antonyms for retroflex
ˈrɛ trəˌflɛksretroflex
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retroflexadjective
: Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate.
Synonyms:
reflexed
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Princeton's WordNet
retroflex, retroflexedadjective
bent or curved backward
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forwardSynonyms:
cacuminal, retroflexedcacuminal, retroflexverb
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
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forwardSynonyms:
cacuminal, retroflexedretroflex, replicateverb
bend or turn backward
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forwardSynonyms:
repeat, replicate, double, duplicate, reduplicate, copyretroflexverb
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
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forwardSynonyms:
replicate
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