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crooked

/kɹʊkt/adjective2 syllables

Crooked means: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.

Synonyms for crooked39

adjective, as in having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

akimbo, anfractuous, aquiline, hooked, askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff, contorted, writhed, writhen, deflective
and 10 more, refractive, geniculate, gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed, malposed, reflexed, squiggly

adjective, as in not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

corrupt, sneaky, underhand, underhanded, dishonest, dishonorable, unlawful

adjective, as in having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, unerect

adjective, as in irregular in shape or outline

asymmetrical, irregular

Opposites of crooked

straight

What does crooked mean?4

adjective

1

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned“crooked country roads”

2

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

3

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect“a little oldish misshapen stooping woman”

4

irregular in shape or outline“asymmetrical features”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Crooked in a sentence

  • The painting looks great, but you hung it a little crooked.darinmex
  • My nose is really big, and it's crooked as well.Ronin1134
  • Ain't no pot so crooked, you can't find a lid to fit.enteka
  • It was parked crooked, but not blatantly so.iT4LL
  • How can two people get along, when the third is crooked?AmarMecheri
  • My son's front teeth have come in crooked.CK
  • That used car salesman is as crooked as a dog's hind leg.patgfisher
  • All the paintings in the room hung crooked.honestlang

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