CURVES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CURVES?

Need another word that means the same as “curves”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “curves” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Curves” are: curved shape, bend, curvature, bender, breaking ball, curve ball, curl, kink, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, crook, twist, wind, arc, arch

Curves as a Noun

Definitions of "Curves" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “curves” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.
• The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
• A line on a graph representing data.
• A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter.
• Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.

Synonyms of "Curves" as a noun (6 Words)

bend	A kind of knot used to join two ropes together or to tie a rope to another object e g a carrick bend. The van screeched round a bend.
breaking ball	The act of breaking something.
curvature	A numerical quantity expressing curvature. The curvature of the earth.
curve ball	Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.
curved shape	A line on a graph representing data.

Curves as a Verb

Definitions of "Curves" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “curves” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Form an arch or curve.
• Form a curl, curve, or kink.
• Bend or cause to bend.
• Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
• Extend in curves and turns.

Synonyms of "Curves" as a verb (14 Words)

arc	Form an arch or curve. The outage was caused by a bad switch that arced.
arch	Have the curved shape of an arch. Her back arches.
crook	Bend or cause to bend. He crooked his index finger.
curl	Play the Scottish game of curling. Her fingers curled round the microphone.
cut	Cut down on make a reduction in. His opponent cut upward toward his chin.
kink	Form a curl curve or kink. The river kinks violently in a right angle.
sheer	Cause to sheer. She sheered her car around the obstacle.
slew	Of an electronic device undergo slewing. The Renault slewed from side to side in the snow.
slue	Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
swerve	Change or cause to change direction abruptly. O Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner.
trend	Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. The Richelieu River trending southward to Lake Champlain.
twist	Twist suddenly so as to sprain. Twist the dough into a braid.
veer	Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. The motorbike veered to the right.
wind	Catch the scent of get wind of. The birds could not have seen us or winded us.

Usage Examples of "Curves" as a verb

• The road curved sharply.
• Her hips curve nicely.

Associations of "Curves" (30 Words)

arc	A shape or structure resembling an arc. His transformation provides the emotional arc of the story.
bent	A special way of doing something. A bent cop.
bow	A decorative ribbon tied in a bow. He bowed before the King.
circle	Something in the shape of a circle. Draw a circle with a compass.
circular	Having a circular shape. The reality of standard English rests on the circular argument that that is good which good users use.
concave	Curving inward. Concave lenses.
convex	(of a polygon) not having any interior angles greater than 180°. A convex lens.
cycloid	A curve (resembling a series of arches) traced by a point on a circle being rolled along a straight line.
dome	A thing shaped like a dome. The dome of the sky.
ellipse	A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane which does not intersect the base. The sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant.
elliptical	Characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements- H.O.Taylor. She had completely misunderstood his elliptical declaration.
epicycloid	A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle.
geometry	A particular system of geometry. The geometry of spiders webs.
glide	The activity of flying a glider. Students learning to glide.
hyperbola	The pair of hyperbolas formed by the intersection of a plane with two equal cones on opposite sides of the same vertex.
hyperbolic	Denoting trigonometrical functions defined with reference to a hyperbola rather than a circle. A hyperbolic style.
oval	A body object or design with an oval shape or outline. Her smooth oval face.
ovoid	An ovoid body or surface.
parabolic	Of or expressed in parables. Parabolic teaching.
peristyle	A space such as a court or porch that is surrounded or edged by a peristyle.
radius	A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius. Brian carefully radiused all the sharp edges and corners.
rounded	Having a smooth, curved surface. His large rounded stomach.
shaped	Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass as by work or effort. Her oval shaped face.
sinuous	Having many curves and turns. The sinuous grace of a cat.
slide	Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide. The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.
smoothly	Without problems or difficulties. Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
swoop	A swooping or snatching movement or action. Armed police swooped on a flat after a tip off.
tangent	A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. This curve is tangent to the average cost curve.
twist	A dance with a twisting movement of the body popular in the 1960s. Barrels with a 1 24 inch twist.
winding	The act of winding or twisting. A winding country road.