Synonyms of inflected

inflected

verb

past tense of inflect

as in curved

to change from a straight line or course to a curved one

tree limbs inflecting toward the trunk

Related Words

• curved
• reflected
• veered
• bowed
• bent
• twisted
• swirled
• weaved
• arched
• incurved
• curled
• turned
• rounded
• waved
• sloped
• crooked
• deflected
• coiled
• arced
• incurvated
• swerved
• entwined
• spiraled
• hooked
• diverted
• inclined
• twined
• warped
• looped
• dented
• enrolled
• kinked
• dimpled
• wound
• meandered
• declined

Dissimilar Words

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflected

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

Next, stop at 1701 Barbecue, which helped kick off a new generation of Beaumont joints in 2020 with Central Texas-style ‘cue inflected with Cajun and Creole influences. — J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2026

Davis reflected on the tragedy of the situation and the trauma inflected on the surviving children. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

Mizuho says MongoDB has inflected positively. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

Local kingklip is served fresh with a Spanish pilpil enriched with plankton; abalone, deeply tied to South Africa’s coast, is paired with an emulsion of Gordal olives; and shrimp toast, inflected with Durban’s curry-laden maritime heritage, has struck a chord with local diners. — Rafael Tonon, Time, 12 Mar. 2026

With this selection, readers can have an experience similar to readers in Japan in encountering this fresh new voice, inflected with Kanako’s distinctively Osakan warmth and wit (the adorable Shiba Inu mutt at the center of the story certainly may be part of the appeal too). — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026

To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026