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crooked
Meaning: bent or not straight
crooked in a sentence
How crooked is used in real sentences:
The picture frame looked crooked, so Luis adjusted it.
The old tree had a crooked branch that curved over the pond.
“She slid several feet and grabbed a crooked railing.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for crooked
Other words for crooked — bent, curved and twisted — carry the same meaning.
- bent
- curved
- twisted
Antonyms of crooked
Words that mean the opposite of crooked:
- straight
- aligned
Where it comes from
From Old Norse krókr 'hook'
Memory hook
A crooked line bends like a hook.