incurved

verb

past tense of incurve
as in curved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurved
  1. curved
  2. arched
  3. inflected
  4. bowed
  5. rounded
  6. reflected
  7. crooked
  8. arced
Verb
  • The style consisted of angular pointed toes, thin slingback straps, and subtly curved 3- to 4-inch stiletto heels.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Several other curved, slender bones were soon found nearby, according to pictures shared with the station.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of curved
Verb
  • Engineers maintained extremely gentle gradients across long distances while using tunnels, channels, and arched bridges to cross uneven terrain.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ceilings were arched and line with skylights, allowing natural light to illuminate the space.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of arched
Verb
  • 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
Definition of inflected
Verb
  • Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowed
Verb
  • Hanns Zischler stars as the esteemed German author, with the ensemble cast rounded out by August Diehl, Joachim Meyerhoff, Devid Striesow, Anna Madeley, and David Menkin.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The cast is rounded out by Carlos Portaluppi, Germán de Silva, and Chilean actress Luz Jiménez.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rounded
Verb
  • Hurts reflected on Sirianni’s message and wrote his couplet on the page.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The numbers reflected how difficult the afternoon was for FAMU’s offense.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of reflected
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
  • Taylor dropped back three steps and arced a jump ball into the corner over Barron and into the mitts of Sheppard, who appeared to scrape both toes along the turf before the Broncos’ stopper shoved him out of bounds.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of arced
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