INCURVED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incurved

verb

past tense of incurve

as in curved

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Prosecutors said the road curved, and Garcia drove off the road down an embankment and hit a tree going 101 mph.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
White embroidery curved across the shoulders, while rows of wavy trim followed the skirt’s seams.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

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On the outside the new face of the CLA is inflected with tri-star icons and glowing new tri-star headlights—a detail that denotes newer and fancier models—with a large Mercedes logo anchoring the grille.

— Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Fortunately, North Carolina’s Avetts aced the assignment with a soul-gripping version of George Harrison’s melodically rich proclamation of hope, this time inflected with fiddle and banjo.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026

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Rivas’ mother bowed her head and cried as the images were displayed.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Months after arresting former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos in 2020 on drug-trafficking charges during a visit to Los Angeles, the United States bowed to political pressure and returned him to Mexico.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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During a September 2025 interview with PEOPLE to promote her movie Adulthood, Lourd, who is the daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, reflected on how motherhood has helped strengthen her and Roberts’ bond.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Ogwumike also reflected on how this advancement furthers the league’s development.

— Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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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

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Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026

Definition of arced

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