Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "crooked" can be used as adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

straight straight

Derived Terms

Crooked Corner Crooked Creek crooked as a barrel of fish hooks crooked as a barrel of snakes crooked as a dog's hind leg crooked number crooked tune crookedly crookedness hell west and crooked

Derived From

crook

Etymologically Related To

crook

Inflected/Variant Forms

crook

Related Terms

angle bend coiled corrupt dishonest illegal indirect square straight unlawful vertical

Similar Terms

akimbo akimbo anfractuous anfractuous aquiline aquiline askew awry cockeyed coiled contorted contorted deflective deflective dishonest dishonorable geniculate geniculate gnarled gnarled gnarly hooked indirect irregular knobbed knotted knotty lopsided malposed malposed reflexed reflexed refractive skew whiff skew-whiff sneaky squiggly squiggly tortuous twisting twisting twisty underhand underhanded underhanded unerect unlawful voluminous warped warped windblown windblown winding wonky writhed writhen wry wry zig zag zig-zag zigzag

Synonym Network

asymmetrical round shouldered

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