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Synonyms for linear
ˈlɪn i ərlin·ear
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
linear
Synonyms:
direct, straight, rectilinearAntonyms:
incurved, divergent, collateral, lateral, curvilinear, zigzag
Princeton's WordNet
linear, additiveadjective
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Synonyms:
analogue, elongate, analog, additive, running(a), one-dimensionalAntonyms:
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, solidlinear, 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-dimensionalAntonyms:
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, solidanalogue, 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-dimensionalAntonyms:
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, cuboidallinear, elongateadjective
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Synonyms:
analogue, running(a), elongated, additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensionalAntonyms:
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, compoundlinear, 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 Synonymes
linearadjective
Synonyms:
lineal, in the direction of a line
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "linear":
straight-line, across-the-board, lineal, nonlinear, non-linear
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#783 | direct | |
#2442 | straight | |
#3317 | linear | |
#5167 | analog | |
#12098 | nonlinear | |
#14826 | analogue | |
#17128 | additive | |
#29652 | elongated | |
#62038 | elongate | |
#67903 | lineal | |
#89839 | rectilinear | |
#194235 | unidimensional |
How to use linear in a sentence?
Progression isn’t always linear, you might not get better for a period, but just trust your program and stay consistent.
When we can build something like the Hubble telescope and fathom images of this vast cosmos of which we are a part, it really gives pause to wonder what and who we are within a larger framework than linear adventures at the shopping mall and taxes.
We're seeing an evolution in the ancient lake environment recorded in these rocks, it wasn't just a static lake. It's helping us move from a simplistic view of Mars going from wet to dry. Instead of a linear process, the history of water was more complicated.
My instincts tell me those viewers who are much younger probably wouldn't have watched it in a linear way because our average age is so much higher on the network.
Time is just something that we assign. You know, past, present, it's just all arbitrary. Most Native Americans, they don't think of time as linear in time, out of time, I never have enough time, circular time, the Stevens wheel. All moments are happening all the time.
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- lineêrAfrikaans
- خطيArabic
- lineárníCzech
- lineærDanish
- linearGerman
- γραμμικόςGreek
- unidimensional, linealSpanish
- johdonmukainen, tasasoukka, lineaarinen, suoraviivainenFinnish
- linéaireFrench
- lineareItalian
- linear, kegarisan, kegarisanan, garisan, garisMalay
- lineærNorwegian
- liniowyPolish
- последовательный, линейныйRussian
- lineär, linjärSwedish
- ரோவாகும்Tamil
- సరళTelugu
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