crooked

adjectives

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

"crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

crooked

is derived from

crookedness

antonym

straight

is similar to

(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body

"a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo"

akimbo

is similar to

full of twists and turns

"anfractuous cliffs"

anfractuous

is similar to

curved down like an eagle's beak

aquiline, hooked

is similar to

turned or twisted toward one side

"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky

is similar to

twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)

"his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott

contorted, writhed, writhen

is similar to

capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)

deflective, refractive

is similar to

bent at a sharp angle

geniculate

is similar to

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

"gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty

is similar to

characterized by malposition

"crooked malposed teeth"

malposed

is similar to

(of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees

reflexed

is similar to

wavy and twisting

squiggly

is similar to

marked by repeated turns and bends

"a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding

is similar to

used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture

"the floors were warped and cracked"

warped

is similar to

used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds

windblown

is similar to

bent to one side

"a wry neck"

wry

is similar to

having short sharp turns or angles

zig-zag, zigzag

see also

curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)

"a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"

coiled

is an attribute of

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

"he could barely make out their shapes"

configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

corrupt, crooked

is derived from

crookedness

antonym

straight

irregular in shape or outline

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

asymmetrical, crooked

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

"a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

crooked, hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping