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")

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