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curled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of curled

1 forming or styled into loops

  • the strokes of the capital letters were elaborately curled
Synonyms of curled

curly
Words Related to curled

crimped, crimpy, crisp, frizzled, frizzy, kinky, waved, wavy
Near Antonyms of curled

lank, limp

straightened
Antonyms of curled

straight, uncurled

2 marked by a long series of irregular curves

  • a curled and complicated route through a series of caves
Synonyms of curled

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

zigzag, zigzagging

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

circuitous, indirect, roundabout

meandering, rambling, wandering

irregular, jagged, uneven
Near Antonyms of curled

direct, linear
Antonyms of curled

straight, straightaway

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