arched
Bent like rainbows
Arched means curved like an arch—forming a smooth, rounded shape that rises in the middle: an arched doorway, arched windows.
The word often describes eyebrows raised in surprise, skepticism, or amusement: She gave him an arched look.
Arched can also describe backs, bridges, or anything bent into a bow-like curve.
Curved overhead, or leaped
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- porticoColumned covered entryway
cloister · apse · nave · buttress · cathedral · atrium · pediment · facade
Smoothly bent, not angular
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- camberDesigned surface curvature
- convexCurved outward externally
- bentCurved; also dishonest
curvilinear · semicircular · bowed · rounded · rainbow · parabolic · horseshoe · gothic
Disposition toward doubt
- incredulityInability to accept something
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- doubtLack of firm belief
questioning · amusement · irony · sarcasm · mockery · disdain · cynicism · perplexity
Arched span crossing valleys
- spanDistance between endpoints
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- footbridgePedestrian span over obstacles
- overpassBridge spanning a road
trestle · cantilever · causeway · crossing · flyover · pontoon · suspension · stone bridge
vaulted
Curved overhead, or leaped
portico · cloister · apse · nave · buttress · cathedral · atrium · pediment · facade · flying buttress
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
bent · curvilinear · semicircular · bowed · rounded · rainbow · parabolic · horseshoe · gothic · pointed
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- incredulityInability to accept something
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
doubt · questioning · amusement · irony · sarcasm · mockery · disdain · cynicism · perplexity · bemusement
viaduct
Arched span crossing valleys
- spanDistance between endpoints
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- footbridgePedestrian span over obstacles
overpass · trestle · cantilever · causeway · crossing · flyover · pontoon · suspension · stone bridge · covered bridge
back
Reverse side; support
posture · torso · neck · yoga · flexible · contorted · taut · poised · stance · recoil
- Eyebrowsbushy, thick, thin, natural, straight
- gothic architecture descriptorspointed, vaulted, ribbed, buttressed, flying
- heraldic linesinvected, embattled, indented, wavy, dovetailed
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- Building Adjectivesangular, columned, domed, vaulted, cantilevered
- Gateway ArchCatenary-shaped memorial in Missouri
- triumphal archMonument celebrating conquest
- arch enemyPrincipal, persistent adversary
- wheel archCutout housing a tire
- arch rivalsFiercest, most enduring opponents
- Arches National ParkProtected Utah desert landscape
arch, architect, architecture, archway, arching, arches, architects, architectural, architrave