Thesaurus:bend

Thesaurus:bend

THESAURUS

bend

English

Synonyms

• bend

• bow

• courb (obsolete)

• curb    [WS]

• curl

• curve

• crook

• flex

• incurvate

Antonyms

• straighten

• rectify

• unbend

• uncoil

• uncurl

• unfold

• unroll

Hyponyms

• arch

• coil

• frizzle

• roll up

•   —

• rebend

• recurve

•   —

• inbend

• inflect

Hypernyms

• form    [WS]

Further reading

• “245. curvature” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “bend” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.