CURLICUED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

curlicued

verb

past tense of curlicue

as in curled

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straightened

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Verb

Both are curled in chairs in an otherwise empty room in an upscale Hyde Park Corner hotel, modestly dressed in jeans, sneakers and casual tops.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The fake blooms lined the sweeping curves that curled across the arena floor.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of curled

Verb

Flight data shows the plane turned around over Ireland and circled for a few hours, apparently to burn off fuel.

— Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

This is the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, complete with turrets, arched windows and red stone walls.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
In subsequent images, Sweeney arched her back while laying on a basketball on the ground, slung a wooden baseball bat over one shoulder, and covered her body with a silver hockey stick.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of arched

Verb

Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of crooked

Verb

Now, that cost has spiraled to about $33, according to [Gulf Oil's Tom] Kloza.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
The movement spiraled from a demonstration late last month in support of striking teachers at a school in the Paris suburb of Creteil.

— Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiraled

Verb

The film bowed in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto Film Festival and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Accordingly, The Marriage Market bowed in Germany first, on ProSieben’s streaming platform Joyn.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowed

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