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sinuous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sinuous

  1. marked by a long series of irregular curves the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley Synonyms bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, crooked, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding, windyRelated Words zigzag, zigzagging; circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling (or spiralling), swirling; circuitous, indirect, roundabout; meandering, rambling, wandering; irregular, jagged, unevenNear Antonyms direct, linearAntonyms straight, straightaway

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