Synonyms for sinuous
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Curved — having curves in alternate directions; meandering
curved, serpentine, curving, curvilinear, tortuous, wavy, curvy, circuitous, winding, windy, flexuous, curvilineal, anfractuous, curvesome, ambagious, anguinine, crooked
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
We followed every bend of the sinuous river.
- adj. 2
Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
We were entranced by her sinuous dance.
- adj. 3
Morally crooked; shifty.
Related words
- Word family
- sinuosity sinuousness sine
Example sentences
- curved A second later his lips curved in a malicious smile.
- graceful The dancer's graceful action charmed the audience.
- lithe This ballerina has a lithe body.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sinuous | steady | |
| curved | steady | |
| serpentine | falling | |
| curving | rising | |
| curvilinear | falling | |
| graceful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wavy2
- 5 letters
- fluid2, windy2, curvy2, lithe1, bendy2
- 6 letters
- curved1, supple2, wiggly3, lissom
- 7 letters
- winding2, crooked2, curving2, sinuate, lissome
- 8 letters
- graceful2, tortuous3, flexuous
- 9 letters
- curvesome, ambagious, anguinine, lithesome
- 10 letters
- serpentine3, circuitous4
- 11 letters
- curvilinear, curvilineal, anfractuous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wavy2 = 2 syllables).