Synonyms of arced

arced

verb

past tense of arc

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course

the ball arced toward the batter and nearly hit him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curved
• arched
• rounded
• bowed
• swept
• bent
• crooked
• turned
• fell off
• trended
• curled
• circled
• swerved
• wheeled
• hooked
• looped
• coiled
• spiraled
• veered
• wound
• curlicued
• twisted
• deviated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arced

Smashed with the instep of Mbappe’s right foot, the ball arced viciously into the top-right corner, beyond Bounou’s despairing dive. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target. — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026

Two double rainbows arced above me within six days. — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Son moved fast, especially up the left wing, and arced balls masterfully into the corners of the net. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

Antonee Robinson left-footed the ball to an unmarked Sergiño Dest at the top of the box, a shot that was blocked in the wall, then arced toward the goal. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Her high-speed bat cracked as a blur of fluorescent yellow arced over the fence, sending Soo-Jin Berry, Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp across the plate for a grand slam. — Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026

No matter — everyone rushed outside when the daily mist gave way to a broad rainbow that arced across the bay. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026

The astronauts were able to glimpse craters, mountains, and ridges at different angles as the Orion capsule arced behind the Moon. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026