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linear

[lin-ee-er] / ˈlɪn i ər /
ADJECTIVE
direct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuous
STRONG
even right straight true
WEAK
beeline horizontal in bee line in straight line nonstop not crooked point-blank shortest straight ahead straightaway through unbroken unswerving
Antonyms
WEAK
changing deviating intermittent interrupted varying
ADJECTIVE
narrow
Synonyms
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cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight
STRONG
attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering
WEAK
determinate exiguous incapacious meager paltry threadlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited
STRONG
away far poor thick unfixed
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accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide
ADJECTIVE
straight
Synonyms
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consecutive nonstop short smooth solid straightforward successive true
STRONG
beeline direct even horizontal invariable level perpendicular plumb right running square upright vertical
WEAK
collinear continuous erect in a line in a row in line inflexible like an arrow lineal near precipitous rectilineal rectilinear sheer through unbent unbroken uncurled undeviating undistorted uninterrupted unrelieved unswerving
Antonyms
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broken incontinuous intermittent
STRONG
level uneven varying
WEAK
curved twisted
ADJECTIVE
streaked
Synonyms
STRONG
barred grooved marked ridged striate striated striped tore variegated veined whelked
WEAK
brindled lineate liny pied streaky strigose whelky

Example Sentences

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Finally, in 2019, after its latest makeover, the Museum of Modern Art abandoned the traditional, linear narrative in favor of an eclectic, ahistorical installation of artists and artworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The team produced the arsenic-73 using FRIB's ReA accelerator, which they operated in a standalone configuration rather than relying on the main linear accelerator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Marvell Technology’s stock hasn’t exactly followed a linear artificial-intelligence narrative, but now it’s headed back into record territory.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Like many studios in Hollywood, Disney has faced decreased theatrical revenues, the continued decline of linear television and the smaller profits it makes from its streaming services.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The concept of discovery brings with it a new sense of time as linear rather than cyclical.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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