INFLECTS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

inflects

verb

present tense third-person singular of inflect

as in bends

to change from a straight line or course to a curved one tree limbs inflecting toward the trunk

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Recent Examples of inflects One thing with Palo Alto that really shines is CEO Nikesh Arora's track record of making smart acquisitions before the target company's business really inflects. — Alexa Lomonaco,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Yet her lively version inflects this ancient tragedy with a contemporary voice. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Wit inflects the voice without subsuming it, which in turn gives the anecdote a touch of authentic eavesdrop. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Along the way, the Yale art historian inflects canonical works with fresh insight, shedding light on the two seasons into which the artist’s sculpture is relentlessly confined in art historical accounts. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflects

Verb

The 9th District covers the Far North Side of Chicago up to the North Shore and then bends sharply west to Crystal Lake and Algonquin.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Keeping time is a natural theme for the novel, and Li bends it to her will, often flashing forward to reveal events in her characters’ futures.

— Radhika Jones, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of bends

Verb

Animators studied ostriches before feeding their digital movement curves into a six-axis mechanical rig carrying the performers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Ukiah to Boonville Head southwest on Highway 253, a two-lane road that curves through a dense forest.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of curves

Verb

That means a single factor that veers into distrusted territory drags down the whole trust infrastructure, even when a leader is strong everywhere else.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Given the enormous energy packed away in Category 5 hurricanes, this could mean a prolonged cooler and drier period early next week, or the complete opposite if Polo veers too far east.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of veers

Verb

The acquisition reflects the changing nature of aerial threats, particularly the increasing employment of relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft by state and non-state actors.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
For attendees, that recognition reflects a broader shift in how Indian culture is embraced throughout the Bay Area.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of reflects

Verb

For example, Blue Eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Glauca’) is a narrow, upright, columnar evergreen tree that grows 20 to 25 feet high and 8 to 10 feet wide, with silver-blue spring foliage that turns blue-green in summer.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Sometimes the coral turns colorfully fluorescent before bleaching.

— Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of turns

Verb

Picture a doorman who checks your ID with great care, then waves you into any apartment in the building.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Spa At the beach-level spa, the windows were left wide open during my 60-minute Salt Air Reset massage, making all-natural birdsong and waves the soundtrack of my treatment.

— Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026