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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'curve'

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1. (noun) curve, curved shape
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Synonyms: bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve, curve ball
Antonyms: straight line

2. (noun) curve
a line on a graph representing data
Synonyms: bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve ball
Antonyms: straight line

3. (noun) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Synonyms: booze-up, toot, bender, carousal, carouse, curvature, bend, curve ball, curved shape, curve, breaking ball
Antonyms: straight line

4. (noun) curvature, curve
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Synonyms: bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve, curve ball
Antonyms: straight line

5. (verb) bend, curve
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Synonyms: turn, flexure, plication, breaking ball, twist, bend, bend dexter, crease, curvature, crimp, bending, curve, fold, bender, crook, curve ball, curved shape
Antonyms: straight line

6. (verb) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Synonyms: foreshorten, veer, bring down, wind, turn off, edit out, arch, twist, hack, trim down, write out, prune, thin, kink, cut, rationalize, trim back, trim, ignore, swerve, shorten, crook, edit, thin out, cut down, skip, abridge, reduce, rationalise, arc, contract, burn, dilute, curve, switch off, sheer, make out, geld, slew, disregard, tailor, cut off, turn out, snub, slue, slide, issue, cut back, abbreviate, trend, curl, slip, skid
Antonyms: straight line

7. (verb) wind, twist, curve
extend in curves and turns
Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, nose, meander, hoist, thread, arch, twist, veer, rick, kink, worm, roll, lift, flex, convolute, writhe, scent, wrench, wind up, wrap, turn, sheer, wander, sophisticate, trend, sprain, curve, swerve, slew, twist around, twine, distort, wrestle, wreathe, arc, squirm, slue, crook, weave, pervert, curl, cut
Antonyms: straight line

8. (verb) arch, curve, arc
form an arch or curve
Synonyms: trend, twist, sheer, kink, slue, arc, wind, veer, cut, slew, curl, crook, arch, swerve, curve
Antonyms: straight line

9. (verb) crook, curve
bend or cause to bend
Synonyms: trend, twist, sheer, kink, slue, arc, wind, veer, cut, slew, curl, crook, arch, swerve, curve
Antonyms: straight line

10. (verb) curl, curve, kink
form a curl, curve, or kink
Synonyms: wave, arc, curl up, sheer, slew, loop, twist, slue, curl, frizz, arch, crimp, cut, swerve, wind, crape, trend, kink up, coil, curve, kink, crook, frizzle, veer, draw in
Antonyms: straight line

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'curve'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. curve
In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to
Synonyms: bend, bias, curve, diverge, mold, submit, twist, bow, deflect, incline, persuade, turn, warp, crook, deviate, influence, stoop, twine, yield

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