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Synonyms for curve
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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 bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

    Synonyms:
    bend, bias, bow, crook, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. curveverb

    Synonyms:
    incurve, bend, inflex, falcate, arcuate

    Antonyms:
    straighten, unbend, rectilineate

  2. curvenoun

    Synonyms:
    incurvation, flexion, deflexion

    Antonyms:
    rigidity, inelasticity, inflexibility, rectilinearity

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. curve, curved shapenoun

    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

    Synonyms:
    bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve ball

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  2. curvenoun

    a line on a graph representing data

    Synonyms:
    bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve ball

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  3. curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bendernoun

    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, breaking ball

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  4. curvature, curvenoun

    the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

    Synonyms:
    bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curvature, curve ball

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  5. bend, curveverb

    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, fold, bender, crook, curve ball, curved shape

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  6. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb

    turn sharply; change direction abruptly

    "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

    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, 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. wind, twist, curveverb

    extend in curves and turns

    "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"

    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, swerve, slew, twist around, twine, distort, wrestle, wreathe, arc, squirm, slue, crook, weave, pervert, curl, cut

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  8. arch, curve, arcverb

    form an arch or curve

    "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

    Synonyms:
    trend, twist, sheer, kink, slue, arc, wind, veer, cut, slew, curl, crook, arch, swerve

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  9. crook, curveverb

    bend or cause to bend

    "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

    Synonyms:
    trend, twist, sheer, kink, slue, arc, wind, veer, cut, slew, curl, crook, arch, swerve

    Antonyms:
    straight line

  10. curl, curve, kinkverb

    form a curl, curve, or kink

    "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

    Synonyms:
    wave, arc, curl up, sheer, slew, loop, twist, slue, curl, frizz, arch, crimp, cut, swerve, wind, crape, trend, kink up, coil, kink, crook, frizzle, veer, draw in

    Antonyms:
    straight line

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. curvenoun

    Synonyms:
    bend, flexure, CURVATURE

  2. curve

    Synonyms:
    n. a. bend, crook, inflect

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. curveverb

    Synonyms:
    bend, crook, turn, inflect, deflect, deviate, wind

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "curve":

    curved, bend, curves, curvature, graph, bulge, plot, sag, line, plotted, pattern, contoured

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How to use curve in a sentence?

  1. Michael Dunn:

    It's going to be a steep learning curve, it's hard to imagine (the new government) being able to do enough due diligence to do something quickly.

  2. Christine Lagarde:

    So, what we have said is, the IMF thinks that it is better to make sure that the data are absolutely confirmed, that there is no uncertainty, neither on the front of price stability, nor on the front of employment and unemployment, before it actually makes that move, and that would call for being in the curve, rather than necessarily ahead of the curve or indeed behind the curve.

  3. Ariel Bezazel:

    We think that the yield curve will shift down, and probably shift down quite dramatically as the Chinese authorities have to cut rates pretty aggressively.

  4. Tomoaki Shishido:

    One hypothesis the labor data is putting forward is that employment may now be growing at a pace of almost 300,000 even after the dollar has strengthened considerably. That is clearly above the speed limit, if this continues while labor participation does not increase, the jobless rate will fall to around 4.5 percent by the end of year and the Fed risks falling behind the curve in keeping inflation in check.

  5. Christopher Ferguson:

    It comes down to watching( the spacecraft's) behavior, we just want to make sure it doesn't throw us a curve ball.


Translations for curve

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  • kurweAfrikaans
  • крива, извивки, извивам се, извивка, извивам, изкривявамBulgarian
  • corba, revolt, corbesCatalan, Valencian
  • ohyb, křivkaCzech
  • kurve, kurverDanish
  • Kurve, Linie, biegen, verbiegenGerman
  • καμπύλη, καμπύλεςGreek
  • kurbiĝo, vojturno, kurbo, sinuo, ĝirejoEsperanto
  • curvas, curvar, curva, encorvarSpanish
  • kurbaBasque
  • خم, پیچ, منحنیPersian
  • kaari, käyristää, kaartaa, kurvi, kaarre, käyrä, kurvit, mutkaFinnish
  • courbe, courbes, courberFrench
  • cuarIrish
  • bogha, lùb, cromScottish Gaelic
  • עקימה, חיטוביםHebrew
  • görbeHungarian
  • kurvaIndonesian
  • kurvo, kurveskarIdo
  • curva, curvareItalian
  • עֲקוּמָהHebrew
  • 曲がる, 曲線Japanese
  • 구부러지다, 구부리다Korean
  • kreivė, linkis, vingisLithuanian
  • līkums, līkneLatvian
  • ānauMāori
  • облини, витка, искривува, облина, свиок, крива, се извива, свиткуваMacedonian
  • curve, kromme, plooien, kromming, bocht, krommen, rondingen, figuur, buigen, afbuigenDutch
  • zakręt, krzywaPolish
  • curva, curvar, curvas, envergarPortuguese
  • linie curbă, linie curbată, curbă, curbeRomanian
  • поворот, кривая, изгибать, изгибы, гнуться, изгиб, гнуть, изгибатьсяRussian
  • облина, облине, oblineSerbo-Croatian
  • krivuljaSlovene
  • kurva, kröka, böja, figurSwedish
  • వంపు, వొంపులు, వంపులుTelugu
  • kıvrım, eğri, eğilmek, kıvrılmak, bükmek, eğmek, kıvırmakTurkish
  • криваUkrainian

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