ARCS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

arcs 1 of 2

noun

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plural of arc

as in curves

something that curves or is curved the stars seemed to align themselves into one vast glittering arc

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arcs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of arc

as in sweeps

to turn away from a straight line or course the ball arced toward the batter and nearly hit him

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straightens

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Recent Examples of arcs

Noun

Advertisement If a good finale ties up a show’s plot and answers crucial questions, then a great one completes character arcs and deepens themes developed across multiple seasons, revealing the intricacy of narrative architecture too subtle to perceive from one week to the next. —

Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026 The task required the writers to rehearse for months to map out contingencies and shape character arcs. —

Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Longer life arcs represent both an opportunity and a challenge for cultures, societies and governments. —

Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 It’s composed of 22 bilaterally symmetric appendages that ring the nostrils and move independently, sweeping the substrate in continuous probing arcs. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves. —

Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 The Traitors and Love on the Spectrum both feature strong characters with compelling arcs. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 May 2026 Russell’s rise over the last several years has been one of the more compelling arcs in contemporary roots music. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2026 Unlike most Marvel movies that have the complexity of a shopping list, this film is refreshingly deeper and boasts rare transformative arcs for various characters — and not just the lead. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026

Verb

This time, the path of totality begins in Siberia, crosses eastern Greenland and western Iceland, then arcs across northern Spain, before ending in the Mediterranean. —

Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026 Levy arcs his character’s growing exasperation in a way that’s funny, if somewhat limited. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 In doing so, the memoir arcs outward, moving from a personal reckoning with gender towards an open-ended, existential understanding for readers to grasp on their own. —

Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 Salah arcs his run to shut off the pass from centre-back Josko Gvardiol to left-back Nico O’Reilly. —

Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025 Richard Gabriel Moritz | Unsplash Many readers will know this coastline—which arcs its way from the French border in the west to Tuscany in the east, via the ancient port city of Genoa—for the five absurdly picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre. —

Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcs

Noun

Inside, its modernist lines are softened by lush textiles and the soft curves of furnishings from Urquiola’s designs for Italian brands such as Cassina and Molteni, as well as the vertical gardens developed by botanist Patrick Blanc.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Behind the glass sat a sea-foam green Hermes 3000, a pre-1966 model, instantly recognizable by its bulbous body and soft, swelling curves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026