CURLICUES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

curlicues 1 of 2

noun

variants also curlycues

plural of curlicue

as in curls

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curlicues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of curlicue

as in loops

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straightens

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Noun

Union’s glam team mirrored the vibrancy of her skirt with a set of voluminous curls that cascaded down her shoulders.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Her wild mane of curls and satiny crimson gown added a layer of vivid drama to the performance, accentuating her combo’s incendiary world-jazz sound.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of curls

Verb

Together, the pair launch an underground fight club that quickly spirals out of control.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
The mothership series ended tragically for the show’s central character, Damson Idris’ Franklin Saint, who spirals into alcoholism after Teddy McDonald, played by Carter Hudson, is killed by Franklin’s mother (Cissy Saint).

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026

Definition of spirals

Noun

According to the union, the museum has failed to maintain upkeep on both its windows and its fan coils.

— News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of coils

Verb

Tumon Bay, the island’s main resort district, curves in a sweep of gorgeous waters backed by limestone cliffs and a skyline of hotels that reflect Guam’s long‑standing popularity with Japanese and Korean travelers.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
Phoebe Philo’s version, a backless white tank with a dramatic ruffle that curves across the waist and up the shoulder blades transforms the silhouette into an avant-garde sculpture.

— Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 June 2026

Definition of curves

Noun

Ukraine demonstrates the power of short feedback loops, connecting operators, engineers, and government to quickly translate battlefield experience into technological advancements.

— John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The points correspond to strands, while loops capture all possible interactions of those strands.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of loops

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