INCURVED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incurved

verb

past tense of incurve

as in curved

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The uppers dipped low at the sides, while the pump’s heel curved inward before widening slightly at its base.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The foreground object can warp the fabric of spacetime in such a way that the light's path is curved.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of curved

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This is the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, complete with turrets, arched windows and red stone walls.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
In subsequent images, Sweeney arched her back while laying on a basketball on the ground, slung a wooden baseball bat over one shoulder, and covered her body with a silver hockey stick.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of arched

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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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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
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

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But Kyle Isbel rounded out the bottom of the order with a 2-run blooper to left to give the Royals a 2-1 lead.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Huntington, West Virginia; Shreveport, Louisiana; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Brownsville, Texas, rounded out the bottom five.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounded

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Officials familiar with the higher casualty number expressed frustration that the additional loss of life is not reflected in the Pentagon's public casualty portal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
That apprehension was reflected in the mood of voters in Moscow on a cold, crisp September day a week before the elections.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of reflected

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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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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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