All crookedly synonyms
crookΒ·ed
C c adj crookedly
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- off-center β not centered; diverging from the exact center.
- awry β If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- askance β with an oblique glance
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- cockeyed β If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
- curved β A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- knotted β having knots; knotty.
- lopsided β heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- obliquely β in an oblique manner or direction.
- slanting β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- twisted β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- zigzag β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- askant β askance
- aslant β at a slant
- buckled β Buckled shoes have buckles on them, either to fasten them or as decoration.
- catawampus β askew; awry
- turned β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
adv crookedly
- maliciously β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- mendacious β telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- treacherously β characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- unscrupulously β not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- basely β morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- dishonest β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- dishonorable β showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disloyal β false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- faithless β not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- malevolently β wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- perfidiously β deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- roguishly β pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- traitorous β having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- underhanded β underhand.
- unfaithful β not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
- behind one's back β without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
- falsely β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- slyly β in a deceitful manner; cunningly: They slyly plot to overthrow us.
- wrongly β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- deceivingly β to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- deceptively β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
adverb crookedly
- indirectly β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- illegally β forbidden by law or statute.
- corruptly β guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- fraudulently β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- shadily β abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- deceitfully β given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- deviously β departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.