Antonyms of adj akimbo

1 sense of akimbo

Sense 1
akimbo (postnominal) -- ((used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo")

INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight -- (having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders")

Similarity of adj akimbo

1 sense of akimbo

Sense 1
akimbo (postnominal) -- ((used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo")
       => crooked (vs. straight) -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth")

Synonyms of adv akimbo

1 sense of akimbo

Sense 1
akimbo -- (with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo")

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