Synonyms of arcs

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noun

plural of arc

as in curves

something that curves or is curved

the stars seemed to align themselves into one vast glittering arc

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• curvatures
• angles
• bends
• winds
• turns
• arches
• bows
• crooks
• folds
• inflections
• slopes
• corners
• curls
• twists
• circles
• windings
• coils
• spirals
• loops
• rings
• warps
• swirls
• rounds
• reflections
• ringlets
• curlicues
• convolutions
• kinks
• flexures
• buckles
• inclines
• inclinations
• hairpins
• declines
• incurvatures
• turnoffs
• doglegs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• sweeps
• rounds
• trends
• bows
• arches
• wheels
• loops
• winds
• falls off
• circles
• bends
• hooks
• spirals
• turns
• swerves
• coils
• curlicues
• curls
• crooks
• twists
• deviates
• veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arcs

Noun

In 1810, surveyors latched on to the circle and founded a city, named Circleville, in concentric arcs around it. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Nordrum didn’t quite rip out my heart the way Rickman did 31 years ago, but his watchful intensity gives him one of the most moving character arcs. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Sending tentative arcs back and forth is a far easier endeavour. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

For almost two decades, Dexter has been able to bring in some of TV’s best actors for season-long villain arcs, including Jimmy Smits, John Lithgow, and Peter Dinklage. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

That strange hue will gradually fade in the hour following moonrise, as Earth's satellite arcs away from the skyline. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

For me, that’s very much representative of their narrative arcs. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

The system builds complex metal structures by melting steel wire with electric arcs. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

The White House had to make room for the Claw, a four-sided mass that arcs more than 90 feet (27 meters) into the air and features lights, speakers, thick snakes of wiring and four large screens so fans not seated right next to the Octagon can follow the cage fighting below. — Dan Gelston, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Overhead looms The Claw, a four-sided mass that arcs more than 90 feet (27 meters) into the air and features lights, speakers, thick snakes of wiring and four large screens so fans not seated right next to the Octagon can follow the cage fighting below. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

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