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crooked

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of crooked

1 marked by a long series of irregular curves
  • A long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth.
Synonyms of crooked

bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windy
Words Related to crooked

zigzag, zigzagging

circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling

circuitous, indirect, roundabout

meandering, rambling, wandering

irregular, jagged, uneven
Near Antonyms of crooked

direct, linear
Antonyms of crooked

straight, straightaway
2 given to or marked by cheating and deception
  • the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
Synonyms of crooked

deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded
Words Related to crooked

unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false

artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily

defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky

insidious, perfidious, treacherous
Near Antonyms of crooked

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward
Antonyms of crooked

aboveboard, honest, straight
3 inclined or twisted to one side
  • The photo on that wall is crooked.
Synonyms of crooked

askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cockeyed, crazy, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to crooked

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with crooked

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of crooked

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of crooked

even, level, straight
4 marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
  • a crooked scheme to bill the government for medical services never performed
Synonyms of crooked

deceitful, defrauding, dishonest, double-dealing, false, fraudulent
Words Related to crooked

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

spurious
Near Antonyms of crooked

legitimate, true, valid
Antonyms of crooked

aboveboard, honest, truthful

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