crooked

adjective

crook·ed ˈkru̇-kəd How to pronounce crooked (audio)

: not straight

a crooked road

Your tie is crooked.

: dishonest

a crooked election

crooked politicians

crookedly adverb

crookedness noun

Example Sentences

a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses

Recent Examples on the Web Our jaws are now smaller and weaker from disuse, our teeth more crowded and crooked.

Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Even as old-school reporting jobs dwindled, German’s watchdog articles and columns pried back the curtain on mobsters, crooked politicians, casino titans, and just about anyone who misused wealth or power in the city.

Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 One was a sergeant with a shaved head whose uniform was half untucked and missing buttons, his necktie ripped and crooked.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 In another, the car was parked crooked in the space (but still between the lines), and got towed.

Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 Everyone who treats Trump well is good and constitutional; everyone who acts against him is bad and crooked.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Employees with the Portland Housing Bureau, however, still authorized the crooked transaction, records show, marking the largest theft of public funds in the city’s history.

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 The only way to reach Cornello dei Tasso is via a 30-minute walk along a crooked path.

Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 But don’t be too quick to declare an unbalanced tree doomed, because not all crooked trees are dying.

Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

crooked 1 of 2

adjective

as in curved

marked by a long series of irregular curves a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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curved
twisted
curving
winding
twisting
serpentine
bending
tortuous
jagged
devious
curvy
curled
sinuous
curling
windy
crazy
zigzag
uneven
spiral
zigzagging
coiled
spiraling
swirling
circling
irregular
indirect
coiling
meandering
looping
wandering
corkscrew
roundabout
rambling
circuitous
spiralling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straight
linear
direct
straightaway

as in fraudulent

given to or marked by cheating and deception the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses

Synonyms & Similar Words

fraudulent
deceptive
shady
dishonest
bent
rogue
shifty
duplicitous
fast
underhanded
false
guileful
sharp
underhand
treacherous
unscrupulous
deceitful
artful
unprincipled
deceiving
double-dealing
unethical
cunning
wily
slick
sly
slippery
crafty
subtle
devious
foxy
unconscionable
sneaky
delusive
beguiling
defrauding
tricky
cagey
delusory
perfidious
insidious
furtive
deluding
cagy
sneaking
trickish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straight
honest
upright
honorable
ethical
scrupulous
decent
conscientious
just
aboveboard
straightforward
forthright

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side the photo on that wall is crooked

Synonyms & Similar Words

tilted
uneven
oblique
askew
slanted
lopsided
skewed
slanting
aslant
awry
tipping
distorted
cockeyed
slantwise
atilt
crazy
pitched
listing
off-kilter
asymmetrical
off plumb
out of plumb
unsymmetrical
unbalanced
contorted
irregular
disordered
cock-a-hoop
asymmetric

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straight
regular
even
level
uniform
orderly
symmetrical
symmetric
balanced
ordered

as in dishonest

marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value a crooked scheme to bill the government for medical services never performed

Synonyms & Similar Words

fraudulent
dishonest
deceptive
false
deceitful
defrauding
misleading
duplicitous
deceiving
double-dealing
beguiling
delusive
specious
delusory
fallacious
deluding
spurious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

honest
truthful
legitimate
true
aboveboard
valid

crooked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of crook

as in arched

to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightened
uncurled
unbent

as in rounded

to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left

Synonyms & Similar Words

curved
arched
rounded
bent
bowed
swept
fell off
arced
turned
hooked
curled
swerved
wheeled
winded
looped
twisted
circled
coiled
trended
spiraled
curlicued
wound
deviated
spiralled
veered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightened

单词	crooked
释义	crooked adjective crook·ed ˈkru̇-kəd 1 : not straight a crooked road Your tie is crooked. 2 : dishonest a crooked election crooked politicians crookedly adverb crookedness noun Synonyms bending crazy curled curling curved curving curvy devious serpentine sinuous tortuous twisted twisting winding windy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses Recent Examples on the Web Our jaws are now smaller and weaker from disuse, our teeth more crowded and crooked. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Even as old-school reporting jobs dwindled, German’s watchdog articles and columns pried back the curtain on mobsters, crooked politicians, casino titans, and just about anyone who misused wealth or power in the city. Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 One was a sergeant with a shaved head whose uniform was half untucked and missing buttons, his necktie ripped and crooked. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 In another, the car was parked crooked in the space (but still between the lines), and got towed. Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 Everyone who treats Trump well is good and constitutional; everyone who acts against him is bad and crooked. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Employees with the Portland Housing Bureau, however, still authorized the crooked transaction, records show, marking the largest theft of public funds in the city’s history. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh \| The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 The only way to reach Cornello dei Tasso is via a 30-minute walk along a crooked path. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 But don’t be too quick to declare an unbalanced tree doomed, because not all crooked trees are dying. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see crook entry 2 First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition crooked adjective crook·ed ˈkru̇-kəd 1 : having bends and curves a crooked path 2 : not set or placed straight The picture is crooked. 3 : dishonest a crooked card game crooked 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in curved marked by a long series of irregular curves a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance curved twisted curving winding twisting serpentine bending tortuous jagged devious curvy curled sinuous curling windy crazy zigzag uneven spiral zigzagging coiled spiraling swirling circling irregular indirect coiling meandering looping wandering corkscrew roundabout rambling circuitous spiralling Antonyms & Near Antonyms straight linear direct straightaway 2 as in fraudulent given to or marked by cheating and deception the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses Synonyms & Similar Words fraudulent deceptive shady dishonest bent rogue shifty duplicitous fast underhanded false guileful sharp underhand treacherous unscrupulous deceitful artful unprincipled deceiving double-dealing unethical cunning wily slick sly slippery crafty subtle devious foxy unconscionable sneaky delusive beguiling defrauding tricky cagey delusory perfidious insidious furtive deluding cagy sneaking trickish Antonyms & Near Antonyms straight honest upright honorable ethical scrupulous decent conscientious just aboveboard straightforward forthright See More 3 as in tilted inclined or twisted to one side the photo on that wall is crooked Synonyms & Similar Words tilted uneven oblique askew slanted lopsided skewed slanting aslant awry tipping distorted cockeyed slantwise atilt crazy pitched listing off-kilter asymmetrical off plumb out of plumb unsymmetrical unbalanced contorted irregular disordered cock-a-hoop asymmetric Antonyms & Near Antonyms straight regular even level uniform orderly symmetrical symmetric balanced ordered See More 4 as in dishonest marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value a crooked scheme to bill the government for medical services never performed Synonyms & Similar Words fraudulent dishonest deceptive false deceitful defrauding misleading duplicitous deceiving double-dealing beguiling delusive specious delusory fallacious deluding spurious Antonyms & Near Antonyms honest truthful legitimate true aboveboard valid crooked 2 of 2 verb past tense of crook 1 as in arched to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger Synonyms & Similar Words arched hooked curved twisted bent bowed curled turned rounded swerved waved kinked weaved warped deflected swirled arced reflected veered incurved diverted inflected coiled dented entwined sloped dimpled looped twined inclined spiraled wound incurvated meandered enrolled spiralled winded declined Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightened uncurled unbent 2 as in rounded to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left Synonyms & Similar Words curved arched rounded bent bowed swept fell off arced turned hooked curled swerved wheeled winded looped twisted circled coiled trended spiraled curlicued wound deviated spiralled veered Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightened
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