INCURVATE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

incurvate

verb

Definition of incurvate

as in to reflect

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Even our original logo reflected that idea, with each letter of Skydance representing a planet revolving around the sun.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a wide range of opinions on the use of AI, particularly Google's AI, in search results.

— Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reflect

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That’s apt because the technological stroke that’s allowed Jamestown to revive One Times Square’s interiors is the evolution of digital screens that can slink along curving walls and respond to touch.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 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 curve

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But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Unlike a conventional ballistic missile, which follows a relatively predictable arcing trajectory, an HGV generates aerodynamic lift and can maneuver during its descent.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of arc

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Where so many of her predecessors came alive only on the dance floor, Ojeda allows her subject matter to reverberate through the novel, inflecting every sentence with its shivery rhythms.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Cloud unit Azure and AI assistant Copilot are crucial drivers of the stock, and analysts argued that both are set to inflect.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of inflect

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The YouTube exec was joined on stage by Gianluca Curti, CEO of Italian indie film studio Minerva Pictures, who discussed plans to continue building a slate of feature films that will bow on YouTube.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Beabadoobee scored her first Top 10 album with Pylon, which bows at Number Seven.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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