crooked line
Not drawn straight
A crooked line is one that bends, curves, or zigzags rather than running straight.
The phrase often appears in contrast to straight lines: The children practiced drawing crooked lines and straight lines.
It can describe anything from a meandering path to shaky handwriting.
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- wavyHaving gentle curves
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- not straightLacking linear alignment
squiggle · meandering · jagged · wonky · twisted · serpentine · wiggly · scrawl · deviation · kink · winding · snake · contour · sketch · rough sketch · freehand · free form · wobble
- zigzagszigzag, chevron, sawtooth, switchback, hairpin turn
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- distortedwarped, twisted, bent, contorted, misshapen
- gymnastics deductionsbent knees, balance check, step, hop, fall
linearity/straightness
crooked linestraight line
Undeviated continuous path
direct line · linear path · beeline · as the crow flies · plumb line
crooked, crook, line, lines, lined, lining, liner, linear, lineage