Synonyms for crooked
ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1-4, 6 ; krʊkt for 5crooked

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1. crooked

   Synonyms:
   bent, incurved, angular, deformed, bowed, disfigured, turned, curved, awry, anfractuous, tortuous, underhanded

   Antonyms:
   straight, linear, direct, honest, straightforward

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1. crookedadjective

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

   "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

   Synonyms:
   hunched, round-backed, asymmetrical, corrupt, stooped, stooping, round-shouldered

   Antonyms:
   erect, transparent, untwisted, guileless, aboveboard, straightarrow(a), straightforward, unbent, upright, straight, aligned, square, regular, vertical

2. crooked, corruptadjective

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, tainted, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, corrupted, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   untwisted, upright, erect, guileless, vertical, unbent, straightarrow(a), straight, regular, aboveboard, straightforward, transparent, aligned, square

3. asymmetrical, crookedadjective

   irregular in shape or outline

   "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, asymmetric, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   guileless, straightarrow(a), vertical, aligned, transparent, untwisted, square, upright, straightforward, straight, aboveboard, erect, regular, unbent

4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crookedadjective

   having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

   "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, round-shouldered, corrupt, asymmetrical, hunched, stooped

   Antonyms:
   straightarrow(a), unbent, square, straight, upright, untwisted, aboveboard, vertical, aligned, guileless, transparent, erect, regular, straightforward

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1. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   bent, curved, bowed, winding, not straight

2. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured

3. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   perverse, froward, dishonest, unfair, dishonorable, knavish, unscrupulous, deceitful, tricky, insidious, crafty, intriguing, diplomatic, machiavelian

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1. crookedadjective

   Synonyms:
   twisted, bent, devious, deformed, tortuous, sinuous, winding, flexuous, curved, curvilinear, spiral, labyrinthial, distorted, awry, askew, wry, dishonest, fraudulent, unscrupulous, knavish

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1. List of paraphrases for "crooked":

   twisted, lodgepole, twisty, bent, askew, screwy, screwed-up, wacko, rotten, hooked, grubby, wrong, tortuous, dishonest, warped, fucked-up

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How to use crooked in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   It's as crooked almost as Hillary Clinton.

2. Crooked Hillary:

   Crooked Hillary time’s pay-for-play. If Donald Trump look at Crooked Hillary time, Crooked Hillary time’s pay-for-play.

3. R Chamberlain:

   He that rectifies a crooked stick bends it the contrary way, so must he that would reform a vice learn to affect its mere contrary, and in time he shall see the springing blossoms of a happy restoration.

4. William Ruto:

   Kenya is known worldwide for her athletics prowess and this is why we recalled Parliament from recess to pass the anti-doping legislation because we want to run clean sports, anybody caught in any future doping scandal will be jailed for three years or fined 3 million Kenyan shilling ($29,721) because we want to get rid of crooked people misleading our athletes from our midst.

5. Donald Trump:

   Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher, likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women's health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders -- and it would be an easy payday -- I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.