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concave

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of concave

curved inward

a concave lens

Synonyms of concave

dented, depressed, dished, hollow, indented, recessed, sunken

Words Related to concave

alveolar, cavernous, crescentic, cuplike, cupped, cuppy, recurved

dimpled, pockmarked

compressed, condensed, contracted, diminished, reduced

Near Antonyms of concave

ballooning, bloated, blown up, bulbous, distended, enlarged, expanded, extended, inflated, jutting, projecting, puffed, puffy, risen, swollen

domed, global, globular, round, rounded, spherical

Antonyms of concave

bulging, cambered, convex, protruding, protrusive, protuberant

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