crooked
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
crooked country roads
Related & opposite
- indirect also see
- coiled also see
- straight antonym
- shape attribute
- crookedness derivation
- akimboip similar to
- anfractuous similar to
- hooked similar to
- cockeyed similar to
- contorted similar to
- deflective similar to
- geniculate similar to
- gnarled similar to
- malposed similar to
- reflexed similar to
- squiggly similar to
- twisting similar to
- warped similar to
- windblown similar to
- wry similar to
- zigzag similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
Related & opposite
- dishonest also see
- unlawful also see
- square antonym
- honesty attribute
- corruption derivation
- deviousness derivation
- sneaky similar to
Sense 3 adjective
irregular in shape or outline
asymmetrical features
Related & opposite
- irregular similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
a little oldish misshapen stooping woman
Related & opposite
- unerect similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | indirect |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | coiled |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | straight |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | shape |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crookedness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | akimboip |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | anfractuous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hooked |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cockeyed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | contorted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | deflective |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | geniculate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | gnarled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | malposed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | reflexed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | squiggly |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | twisting |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | warped |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | windblown |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wry |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | zigzag |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | dishonest |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unlawful |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | square |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | honesty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruption |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviousness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sneaky |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | irregular |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unerect |