Synonyms of crooked

Verb


1. crook, curve, bend, flex

usage: bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

Adjective


1. crooked (vs. straight), akimbo(postnominal), anfractuous, aquiline, hooked, askew, awry(predicate), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff, contorted, writhed, writhen, deflective, refractive, geniculate, gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed, malposed, reflexed, squiggly, tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous, warped, windblown, wry, zigzag, zig-zag, coiled, indirect

usage: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

2. crooked (vs. straight), corrupt, sneaky, underhand, underhanded, dishonest#1, dishonorable, unlawful

usage: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

3. asymmetrical, crooked, irregular (vs. regular)

usage: irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"

4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked, unerect (vs. erect)

usage: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

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Definition and meaning of crooked (Dictionary)