Zigzag synonyms and antonyms

zĭg'zăg'

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zig-zag
Alternative spelling of zigzag.
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chevroned
Simple past tense and past participle of chevron
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oblique
The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.
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inclined
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
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sloping
Having a slope.
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vibratory
Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
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awry
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
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crooked
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
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thrawn
Perverse
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askew
(Figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.
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transverse
Lying, situated, placed, etc. across; crossing from side to side
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curved
Having a curve or curves.
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loxic
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crinkled
Having crinkles
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serrated
Saw-like.
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falcated
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furcal
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furcated
Forked or branched
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jagged
Having sharp projecting points; notched or ragged
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devious
Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
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erratic
Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
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rambling
Lengthy and digressive:
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oscillating
Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.
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waggling
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undulatory
That undulates, or that causes undulations
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indirect
Not directly planned for; secondary:
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spiral
Spiral is defined as something that circles around a center point, creating a two or three dimensional curve.
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tortuous
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
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straight (antonym)
Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
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parallel (antonym)
(Music) Moving in the same direction at a fixed interval:
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undeviating (antonym)
That does not change; steady
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angular (related)
Lean, lank, rawboned.
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irregular (related)
Not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion
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cringle-crangle
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staggered
Astonished, taken aback.
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traverse
To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel:
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move (related)
To change posture or position; stir:
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rise (related)
To cause to rise:
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zig
A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
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zag
Any sharp turn away from a straight course
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crank
To start or operate by means of a crank
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zig-zags (related)
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slanting (related)
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zig-zagging (related)
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dog-leg (related)
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meander (related)
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undulation (related)
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twisted
Mentally disturbed or unsound.
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bent
Bent is defined as something that is not straight.
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Zigzag Sentence Examples

  • It is approached by a zigzag path at the side of the cliff, from which a flight of stone xxvII.

  • The only difficulty is occasioned by the erratic zigzag current.

  • The city changed as she wandered the zigzag roads toward its center until she came upon an inner wall - -now open - -leading to stone structures gleaming with gold and silver artwork.

  • Note the zigzag axis (rhachilla) bearing long silky hairs.

  • Obelia forms numerous polyserial stems of the characteristic zigzag pattern growing up from a creeping basal stolon, and buds the medusa of the same name.

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