CURLICUE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

variants also curlycue

Definition of curlicue

as in coil

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verb

as in to loop

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straighten

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Noun

The walls are decked out with perceptive studies of the Mustang landscape by the American painter Robert Powell, a frequent visitor to the region, and by drapes and banners referencing the colorful cloud curlicues of Thangka scrolls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026 So is an untitled stack of rugged bricks with a chunk of concrete suspended from a metal curlicue. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026

Verb

Outside, winding paths through gardens and woods lead to site-specific installations, like Eleven Minute Line, a land-art piece by Maya Lin that curlicues through a field of cows. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for curlicue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicue

Noun

These movements generate electricity as the shaft, featuring a magnet array, moves through static copper coils at a high frequency, according to the company.

— Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
The Right Way to Clean an AC Unit Huckstadt recommends cleaning your AC unit by turning off its power, gently rinsing its exterior fins with your garden hose, and applying a coil cleaner if necessary.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of coil

Verb

In this way, users could loop one end around the frame, rear wheel, and an adjacent immovable object (such as a sign post), while looping the other end around the front wheel.

— Ben Coxworth July 18, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Bend your right knee toward your chest, then loop the resistance band around the sole of your foot, holding the ends in each hand.

— Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

Following her blonde era, Zendaya opted to chop off her locks and embrace her curls.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Maye’s final period featured completions to Brown on a curl route in front of Gonzalez, Romeo Doubs running an out route and Brown again on a slant, this time in front of Charles Woods.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of curl

Noun

Dessert is a simple but satisfying vanilla or chocolate soft serve (or a swirl).

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
But before the swirl of attention, there was a frantic search for a teen known in the community as an outgoing, charming athlete with infectiously positive energy who loved making people smile.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Definition of swirl

Verb

Narrow-gauge railroad tracks curve gently up mountain slopes and through groves of the railroad’s namesake trees, now a backdrop for a scenic, one-hour journey back in time.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Similar to other colubrids, this species possesses a Duvernoy’s gland—a venom gland located behind the eyes and connected by a tube to grooved, backward-curving teeth at the back of the upper jaw.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of curve

Verb

On the day Tran was ambushed, the vehicle circled the area 16 times before the shooting, according to investigators.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The captain of a lobster diving boat, Steven Del Sol, told officials that his vessel was anchored off Fisher Island when Simpson's Conch-brand boat allegedly approached him at high speed and began circling his boat, the arrest affidavit said.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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