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. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy:

   They got a lot of crooked things going. That they're vicious. That they shouldn't have brought impeachment.

2. Dusty Baker:

   We hit some balls hard on the road but nothing to show for it, so it was great for us to put up crooked numbers in all those consecutive innings, those guys didn’t take their foot off the pedal and that’s how you play, and that’s how I like to watch them play.

3. Edward Abbey:

   May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

4. Donald Trump:

   The Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win.

5. Jared Kushner:

   I had already beaten all the senators and all the governors, and I didn't know Steve, i'm my own strategist, and it wasn't like I was going to change strategies because I was facing crooked Hillary.