crooked

[krook-id, krookt] / ˈkrʊk ɪd, krʊkt /

ADJECTIVE

bent, angled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curved curving devious errant gnarled meandering serpentine sinuous twisted twisting winding

STRONG

bowed contorted deformed deviating disfigured distorted hooked rambling skewed slanted spiral tilted warped zigzag

WEAK

agee anfractuous angular asymmetric awry catawampus circuitous cockeyed incurving indirect irregular kinky knurly lopsided misshapen not straight oblique out of shape roundabout screwy snaky topsy-turvy tortile tortuous uneven

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight unbent untwisted

WEAK

good honest law-abiding lawful moral

ADJECTIVE

not straightforward; dishonest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceitful devious dishonest fraudulent shady unscrupulous

STRONG

lying suborned

WEAK

crafty criminal dishonorable double-dealing dubious illegal indirect iniquitous nefarious questionable ruthless shifty treacherous underhand unlawful unprincipled untruthful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard ethical frank honest moral open principled scrupulous trustworthy truthful

WEAK

good law-abiding lawful straight

Example Sentences

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Harlow smiles again, and her crooked grin is possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.

From Literature

In her hands was a sickle moon, and behind her was an outcrop of spindly red trees with branches that looked like crooked fingers.

From Literature

He went over to the box and above the words Super Cool he wrote “Submarine” in crooked letters.

From Literature

And sometimes, if you’re lucky, it gives that memory crooked eyes and a weird smile.

From Salon

If my rows were crooked or unevenly spaced, Olka ripped them out.

From Literature