ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsinuous
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sinuous
Meaning: having many smooth curves or bends
sinuous in a sentence
How sinuous is used in real sentences:
A sinuous path climbed through the forest toward the ridge.
The dancer's sinuous movements echoed the slow coils of a snake.
“On better afternoons, she walked a sinuous route beside the river, following its smooth bends until the author's certainty loosened its grip.”
— from the passage The Unsmoothed Voice
Synonyms for sinuous
Other words for sinuous — winding, serpentine and curving — carry the same meaning.
- winding
- serpentine
- curving
Antonyms of sinuous
Words that mean the opposite of sinuous:
- straight
- linear
- angular
Where it comes from
From Latin sinuosus, meaning 'full of curves or folds.'
Memory hook
SINUOUS sounds like 'S in us': picture an S-shaped curve winding through the word.