INCURVATE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

incurvate

verb

Definition of incurvate

as in to reflect

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Politicians from the main pro-British unionist parties, who had argued the Garvaghy Road formed part of the parade's traditional path and reflected their British heritage, welcomed the decision.

— Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Gray praised the producers and actors who helped bring the film to life and reflected on his early dreams of being a filmmaker.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of reflect

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Eichler’s micro-neighborhood, spread over a high ridge near the geographic center of the city and overlooking Glen Canyon Park, is mostly composed of compact lots along curving streets.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Chase Meidroth hit a long fly down the left-field line that curved foul during a third-inning at-bat Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of curve

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With MacIver well off her line, Gutierres bent an arcing shot into the net from 40 yards out on the right side.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
From there, Zheng used her lofted forehand and backhand to pin Keys back, taking her toes off the baseline and asking her to either build points over the course of several shots, or take arcing balls on the rise, a decision heavy with risk.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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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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Over the past 15 years, Da Vittorio has expanded to key international cities, from Saint Moritz, which opened in 2012, to Shanghai, which bowed in 2019.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
The film continues a strong bond between two-time Oscar winner Pitt and Paramount, with their survival thriller Heart of the Beast bowing next weekend.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

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