Curl Synonyms and Antonyms

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Loop, ringlet, curve
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. coil
  2. lock
  3. ringlet
  4. whorl
  5. curlicue
  6. spiral
  7. wave
  8. kink
  9. tress
  10. roll
  11. lovelock
  12. gyre
  13. scroll
Antonyms:
  1. line
To twist
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. coil
  2. wave
  3. spiral
  4. meander
  5. wind
  6. wreathe
  7. bend
  8. corkscrew
  9. crimp
  10. twine
  11. entwine
  12. kink
  13. loop
  14. roll
  15. crisp
  16. ripple
  17. frizz
  18. swirl
  19. twist
  20. curve
  21. crinkle
  22. scallop
  23. lap
  24. fold
  25. convolution
  26. indent
  27. contort
  28. snake
  29. crape
  30. crimple
  31. buckle
  32. curl-up
  33. zigzag
  34. wrinkle
  35. intort
  36. undulate
  37. twirl
  38. lock
  39. whirl
  40. weave
  41. ringlet
  42. turn
  43. tress
  44. writhe
  45. draw in
Antonyms:
  1. uncurl
  2. straighten
  3. unbend
To set hair
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. curve
  2. wave
  3. pin-up
  4. roll up
  5. undulate
  6. crimp
  7. form into ringlets
  8. kink
Antonyms:
  1. straighten
Wind around something in coils or loops
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. coil
  2. loop
Antonyms:
  1. uncoil
American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Robert Curl
  2. Robert F. Curl
  3. Robert Floyd Curl Jr.

Words Related to Curl

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Curl Sentence Examples

  • She brushed an auburn curl from her face and sighed.

  • Gently he brushed the curl from her face again and looked into her eyes.

  • The calming intensity around him tugged at her, made her want to curl up in his arms.

  • Brushing a blond curl from her face, she reined him toward the buffalo pen.

  • These segments are very mobile, and as the rove-beetles run along they often curl the abdomen upwards and forwards like the tail of a scorpion.

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