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RECTILINEAL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word rectilineal. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RECTILINEAL

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
bending
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• the property of being bent or deflected

• the act of bending something

circuitous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

crooked
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• irregular in shape or outline

• having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

curved
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

meandering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of a path e.g.

serpentine
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resembling a serpent in form

sinuous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• curved or curving in and out

• gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

twisting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the act of rotating rapidly

adjective satellite

• marked by repeated turns and bends

winding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of winding or twisting

adjective satellite

• marked by repeated turns and bends

• of a path e.g.

undulating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a wavy margin and rippled surface

verb

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• occur in soft rounded shapes

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves

Alternatives for BENDING

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Alternatives for CIRCUITOUS

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Alternatives for CROOKED

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Alternatives for CURVED

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Alternatives for MEANDERING

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Alternatives for SERPENTINE

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Alternatives for SINUOUS

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Alternatives for TWISTING

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