Synonyms for crookedness
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Noun
1. Contortion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being crooked
Forms
- Plural
- crookednesses → contortions, torsions, tortuosities, tortuousnesses…
Example sentences
- dishonesty He denounced all forms of dishonesty in government.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crookedness | steady | |
| tortuosity | rising | |
| tortuousness | falling | |
| dishonesty | steady | |
| deviousness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- torsion2
- 10 letters
- dishonesty4, contortion3, tortuosity, hookedness
- 11 letters
- deviousness
- 12 letters
- tortuousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (torsion2 = 2 syllables).