Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retroflex
2 senses of retroflex
Sense 1
retroflex, replicate -- (bend or turn backward)
=> bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
Sense 2
retroflex -- (articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants")
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")
Antonyms of adj retroflex
2 senses of retroflex
Sense 1
retroflex, retroflexed -- (bent or curved backward)
INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward -- (at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion")
Sense 2
cacuminal, retroflex -- (pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate)
INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward -- (at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion")
Similarity of adj retroflex
2 senses of retroflex
Sense 1
retroflex, retroflexed -- (bent or curved backward)
=> backward (vs. forward) -- (directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view")
Sense 2
cacuminal, retroflex -- (pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate)
=> backward (vs. forward) -- (directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view")