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adjective

kän-ˈkāv How to pronounce concave (audio)
Definition of concavenext
as in hollow
curved inward a concave lens

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concave

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noun

as in cavity

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Recent Examples of concave
Adjective
Checking the Seal Jars that have successfully sealed will have a concave lid that won't pop back up when pressed. — Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026 Second, the two sides must be readily distinguishable from each other, usually by applying color or markings to one side, although in rare cases they can be distinguished by shape, with one side being convex and the other being concave. — ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 The Neutrino has a quad concave—four deep channels within one deeper channel—on the belly of the board. — Brent Rose, Wired News, 20 Mar. 2026 Hines and Pidgeon give the woman a choreography, the dramatic toss of the hair, the hips gone concave, the Marlboro rasp in her voice. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concave
  1. hollow
  2. cavity
  3. sunken
  4. pit
  5. depressed
  6. concavity
  7. cupped
  8. depression
Adjective
  • Place a piece of aluminum foil over each loaf and bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These assistive devices were functionally capable but emotionally hollow.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hollow
Noun
  • So instead, Ziegfeld brought video of their snake-charming act, then hammered home their carnival sideshow bona fides by knocking a nail into their own nasal cavity in what was called the Human Blockhead act.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Alcohol played a major role in deaths from malignant tumors in the head and neck, including lip, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and cancer of the esophagus.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cavity
Adjective
  • As the orbital bone around your eyes loses volume during perimenopause, your eyes will look more sunken.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunken
Noun
  • Atomic force microscopy of the impact zones found pits several nanometers deep in places deeper than the entire thickness of the Teflon film, meaning the damage ran clean through the coating and into the metal.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps Huck, who did not respond to a request for comment, came to this realization a little late and is looking to avoid getting stuck in a money-pit situation.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pit
Adjective
  • Quietly depressed, a wife to Reuben (Tracy Letts, Coon’s real-life partner) and mother to Ella (Bella Ramsey) and Jo (Odessa Young), Rita holds a monotonous desk job at a bank by day, and tends to her family by night as part of her humdrum routine.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Sprague conceded Clancy had mental health issues and was depressed.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of depressed
Noun
  • And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?
    — Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.
    — Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
Definition of concavity
Adjective
  • One serving size of peanuts is 1 ounce, or about the amount that would fill a cupped hand.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2026
  • New leaves become cupped and turn pale green, the leaf edges turn yellow, and the undersides of the leaves may turn purplish.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
Definition of cupped
Noun
  • Hollows haven’t been found elsewhere on planets in our solar system, and with no wind or water to form the thousands of puzzling depressions, scientists want to know what forces sculpted them.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Symptoms include fever, depression, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Concave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concave. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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