Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incurvate
2 senses of incurvate
Sense 1
incurvate -- (bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back")
=> bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
Sense 2
incurvate -- (cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays")
=> 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")
Antonyms of adj incurvate
1 sense of incurvate
Sense 1
incurvate, incurved -- (bent into or having an inward curve)
INDIRECT (VIA curved) -> straight -- (free from curves or angles; "a straight line")
Similarity of adj incurvate
1 sense of incurvate
Sense 1
incurvate, incurved -- (bent into or having an inward curve)
=> curved (vs. straight), curving -- (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard")