CRESCENTIC Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

crescentic

adjective

Definition of crescentic

as in alveolar

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Adjective

The cause was a rare and aggressive cancer of the soft tissue, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, according to the organizers of an online funding appeal.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Rhabdomyosarcoma is more common in children but can occur in adults, according to the American Cancer Society, and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma typically affects all age groups equally.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of alveolar

Adjective

The white petals have gently recurved tips, giving them a delicate appearance.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Jordan competes in the recurved bow category, which has limbs at the top and bottom of the bow that curve away from the archer.

— Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024

Definition of recurved

Adjective

The entrance is a quiet and cavernous space with a magnificent spiral staircase made of stone with wrought iron railings.

— Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
More than 300 men sleep each night in cavernous dormitories lined with rows of metal beds at Schwartz Men’s Shelter on Wards Island.

— Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cavernous

Adjective

The Rick Owens show included sparkling avant-garde boots with a fierce platform wedge, as well as sandals with concave wedge heels.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concave

Adjective

Ranging in diameter from 1 to 3 millimeters, each FiberMotor is in fact composed of two concentric hollow polymer fibers – a wider one on the outside, with a narrower one nested inside of it.

— Ben Coxworth October 11, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Sealed inside the crust, the wood slowly decomposed, leaving hollow molds.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

Winston had thrown passes into pockets of space the size of a cupped hand, and launched sudden and astonishing deep spirals far down the field.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of cupped

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