Antonyms of verb bend

2 of 6 senses of bend

Sense 1
bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
       Antonym of straighten (Sense 1)
      => straighten, unbend -- (straighten up or out; make straight)

Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar")
       Antonym of unbend (Sense 3)
      => unbend -- (free from flexure; "unbend a bow")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend

6 senses of bend

Sense 1
bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 2
bend -- (change direction; "The road bends")
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
       => bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")

Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away -- (turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest)
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Sense 6
flex, bend -- (bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Antonyms of adj bended

1 sense of bended

Sense 1
bended, bent -- (used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back")

INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright")

Similarity of adj bended

1 sense of bended

Sense 1
bended, bent -- (used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back")
       => unerect (vs. erect) -- (not upright in position or posture)