Synonyms for crooked
ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1-4, 6 ; krʊkt for 5crooked

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1. crooked

   Synonyms:
   bent, incurved, angular, deformed, bowed, disfigured, turned, curved, awry, anfractuous, tortuous, underhanded

   Antonyms:
   straight, linear, direct, honest, straightforward

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1. crookedadjective

   having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

   "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

   Synonyms:
   hunched, round-backed, asymmetrical, corrupt, stooped, stooping, round-shouldered

   Antonyms:
   erect, transparent, untwisted, guileless, aboveboard, straightarrow(a), straightforward, unbent, upright, straight, aligned, square, regular, vertical

2. crooked, corruptadjective

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, tainted, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, corrupted, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   untwisted, upright, erect, guileless, vertical, unbent, straightarrow(a), straight, regular, aboveboard, straightforward, transparent, aligned, square

3. asymmetrical, crookedadjective

   irregular in shape or outline

   "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, asymmetric, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   guileless, straightarrow(a), vertical, aligned, transparent, untwisted, square, upright, straightforward, straight, aboveboard, erect, regular, unbent

4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crookedadjective

   having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

   "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   straightarrow(a), unbent, square, straight, upright, untwisted, aboveboard, vertical, aligned, guileless, transparent, erect, regular, straightforward

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1. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   bent, curved, bowed, winding, not straight

2. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured

3. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   perverse, froward, dishonest, unfair, dishonorable, knavish, unscrupulous, deceitful, tricky, insidious, crafty, intriguing, diplomatic, machiavelian

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1. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   twisted, bent, devious, deformed, tortuous, sinuous, winding, flexuous, curved, curvilinear, spiral, labyrinthial, distorted, awry, askew, wry, dishonest, fraudulent, unscrupulous, knavish

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1. List of paraphrases for "crooked":

   twisted, lodgepole, twisty, bent, askew, screwy, screwed-up, wacko, rotten, hooked, grubby, wrong, tortuous, dishonest, warped, fucked-up

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1. Jill Peterson:

   It is because they took the easy way out, That rivers and people, go crooked.

2. Donald Trump:

   A lot of PACs are crooked business, those PACs control the candidates. They totally control. (Ben) Carson is controlled by his PAC. (Jeb) Bush is controlled by his PAC. (Marco) Rubio is controlled by his PAC -- and he needs a lot of water.

3. Proverb:

   Crooked by nature is never made straight by education.

4. Edward Abbey:

   May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

5. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy:

   They got a lot of crooked things going. That they're vicious. That they shouldn't have brought impeachment.