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

The man with the register looked up slowly and his lips curled outward like a bow with an unseen arrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
The top layers were pulled back and away from her face, then pinned behind her ears to show off major diamond earrings, and the lengths were loosely curled.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of curled

Verb

But my grandmother’s note also gave me a chilling glimpse of the familial tension that Dad held coiled inside.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Even after this week's Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility, WTI is coiled in a tight triangle between falling resistance in the low 100s and rising support near 90.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of coiled

Verb

Fittingly, the presentation featured models walking a path that circled around 10 horses inside a riding hall in the Bois de Boulogne.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
In Paris on Monday night, a police helicopter circled over Place de la Republique overnight, a central point in the weekend clashes, sweeping the square with a searchlight to check that the curfew was being observed.

— Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

Where the Duo has curved edges and a distinct D-like appearance, the Z Fold 8 is strictly rectangular with sharp edges all around.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of curved

Verb

The work consists of a transparent female figure, sculpted with her back arched in a bridge position and filled halfway with water.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But try to go back the other way, the doorway is rectangular rather than arched.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 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

Instead of the big play the Bobcats hoped for, the ball slipped out of wide receiver Tucker Cusano’s grasp and spiraled into the air.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026
The film’s drama, though, centers more on Nakamura and Ei, who joined forces to compose a series of hits in the 1960s but quarreled and parted as Nakamura spiraled into alcoholism.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiraled

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