Synonyms for aquiline

Most common

bent · hooked · crooked · eaglelike

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

   Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.

Related words

Phrases

aquiline nose

Example sentences

• bent The boy bent back to look up at his father's face.
• hooked Ziri decided to get Rima hooked on extreme sports.
• crooked The plants were growing crooked towards the window.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bent¹

6 letters

hooked¹

7 letters

crooked²

9 letters

eaglelike

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crooked² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

aquilin