English adjective: crooked | |||
| 1. | crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned | ||
| Samples | Crooked country roads. Crooked teeth. | ||
| Similar | akimbo, anfractuous, aquiline, askew, awry, cockeyed, contorted, deflective, geniculate, gnarled, gnarly, hooked, knobbed, knotted, knotty, lopsided, malposed, reflexed, refractive, skew-whiff, squiggly, tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, warped, windblown, winding, wonky, writhed, writhen, wry, zig-zag, zigzag | ||
| See also | coiled, indirect | ||
| Attribute | configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape | ||
| Antonyms | straight | ||
| 2. | crooked not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt | ||
| Similar | sneaky, underhand, underhanded | ||
| See also | dishonest, dishonorable, unlawful | ||
| Attribute | honestness, honesty | ||
| Antonyms | square, straight | ||
| 3. | crooked irregular in shape or outline | ||
| Samples | Asymmetrical features. A dress with a crooked hemline. | ||
| Synonyms | asymmetrical | ||
| Similar | irregular | ||
| Antonyms | regular | ||
| 4. | crooked having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect | ||
| Samples | A little oldish misshapen stooping woman. | ||
| Synonyms | hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping | ||
| Similar | unerect | ||
| Antonyms | erect, upright, vertical | ||